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Human Right Issues Of Victims Of Violent Crimes: Restless Waiting For Recognition As Minority, Sukdeo Ingale
Human Right Issues Of Victims Of Violent Crimes: Restless Waiting For Recognition As Minority, Sukdeo Ingale
Sukdeo Ingale
The essay argues vary unique issue of protection of human rights of victims of violent crimes by recognizing their ‘minority’ status. Most of the legal systems recognize minority groups based on different basis like ethical, cultural, religious and linguistic identity, etc characteristics of the group. It is to be noted that there is no universally agreed definition as to which groups constitute minorities. The existence of minority is a question of fact which depends on various objective and subjective factors. Recently the focus of academic researcher is on the recognition of minority status on new grounds like sexuality, etc. Though …
Participatory Evaluation Of The Tribal Victim Assistance Programs At The Lummi Nation And Passamaquoddy Tribe, Ada Pecos Melton, Michelle Chino
Participatory Evaluation Of The Tribal Victim Assistance Programs At The Lummi Nation And Passamaquoddy Tribe, Ada Pecos Melton, Michelle Chino
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The high rate of crime in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and/or against AI/AN people reflected in numerous studies in the last three decades, demonstrates the need for victim assistance programs in Indian Country to help victims cope with and heal from violent crime (Wolk 1982; Allen 1985; Sacred Shawl Women’s Society, no date; McIntire 1988; DeBruyn, Lujan & May 1995; Norton & Manson 1995; Fairchild et. al 1998; Greenfield & Smith 1999; Alba, Zieseniss, et al 2003; Perry 2004). The U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) became aware of the lack of resources available to …