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Criminal Restitution: A Survey Of Its Past History And An Analysis Of Its Present Usefulness, Richard E. Laster Jan 1970

Criminal Restitution: A Survey Of Its Past History And An Analysis Of Its Present Usefulness, Richard E. Laster

University of Richmond Law Review

In the complex structure often inappropriately designated the system of criminal justice,a there are few visible signs of consideration for the party who suffers most from criminal activity-the victim. Yet, historically, this was not always the situation, nor is it necessarily true today in countries other than the United States. Even in the United States compensation plans for victims of crime have been passed by a few state legislatures, and most state statutes on probation allow restitution by the criminal to his victim as a condition thereof. In addition, at the less visible levels of the criminal legal process, restitution …


The Quest For Balance In Bail: The New South Wales Experience, R.P. Roulston Jan 1970

The Quest For Balance In Bail: The New South Wales Experience, R.P. Roulston

University of Richmond Law Review

The right to bail is as old as the law of England itself and it is, as Lord Devlin has remarked, "indeed curious that fundamental questions concerning it have never been settled. The system so far has worked satisfactorily without providing any occasion for their resolution."


Recent Legislation Jan 1970

Recent Legislation

University of Richmond Law Review

This is a list of the recent legislation from 1970.