Rights, Needs, Power: The Victim in Criminal Justice

January 25, 2008
8:30 am - 6:30 pm
Room 190, Stanford Law School

This Symposium will explore emerging and evolving issues for victims of crime, including:

• Victims’ voices in mass violence prosecutions
• The central role of victims’ needs in Restorative Justice practices
• Victims’ Rights Amendments and the current state of Victims’ Rights Law
• The effect of mandatory arrest policies on victim autonomy and safety in domestic violence cases

Speakers include:

Paul Cassell
Former U.S. District Court Judge and champion of victims rights

Howard Zehr
Pioneer of the Restorative Justice movement

6.75 MCLE credits are available upon attendence at the symposium.

*Photographs are by Howard Zehr and appear in Transcending: Reflections of Crime Victims. Copyright by Good Books (www.GoodBooks.com). Used by permission. All rights reserved.