In what way can the victims of crime be better assisted to empowered the criminal justice
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If a victim is not satisfied with the sentence imposed on the criminal, he or she should be able to appeal the sentence before the Court of Appeal - with a vetting by the Ministry of Justice.
Victims should be able to claim compensation from the criminal during the trial, if he is able to pay.
Victims should have a right to make representations to the trial judge, which will allow the judge to consider his sentence or to consider whatever compensation he should award to the victim.
When the criminal is being released on parole, the victim should be able to contest this before the Parole Board.
Assisted in what way, exactly; and empowered to do what?
The entire behemoth of the prosecution from police who investigate, lawyers specialised according to the type of complaint and Courts exclusively dedicated to certain complainants to a taxpayer funded crew of “victim witness assistants “ to (figuratively)hold their hands throughout the process, is already in place.
Their identities are subject to publication bans in many cases, many never have to see a courtroom unless they and their entire family (yes, their entire family) wish to read their “Impact Statements “ aloud at sentencing.
And there is continuous outcry to jettison the presumption of innocence and further curtail the right to cross examination in sex assault cases.
There is a taxpayer funded Criminal Injuries Compensation Board which pays modestly, but pays.
There is a separate regime in which they can sue for significant damages from offenders with assets from which a judgment could be realised.
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