The Rights of Victims and Their Survivors
Chapter 11 includes a discussion about the rights of victims and their survivors. For this week’s discussion, refer to your textbook and the two sources listed below:
Then, respond to the following three prompts:
- Describe what the current rights of victims and their survivors are and what you think they should be?
- Discuss whether victims and their survivors should have rights equal to the offenders in their crimes.
- Do you think there should be a federal constitutional amendment that protects the rights of victims? Explain in detail why or why not this constitutional amendment would or would not be a good idea.