About This Class
This course builds upon the foundation of Adversity, Trauma, and Victimization to explore deeply the legal interplay between victim rights and the criminal justice system. Students will engage in detailed analysis of victim rights law and their juxtaposition with constitutional and other protections for criminal defendants. Students will contemplate fair statutory structures to ensure appropriate and inclusive victim input into justice systems and will develop a detailed proposal for establishing, safeguarding, or expanding victim rights.