...system. President Clinton said it best in his statement of support for the amendment when he said: When someone is a victim, he or she should be at the...criminal justice process, not on the outside looking in. Participation in all forms of government is the essence of democracy. I have attached the full...

...consent.64 The next day, March 20, 1997, President Clinton signed the measure into law, explaining that "when someone is a victim, he or she should be at...criminal justice process, not on the outside looking in."65 On March 21, 1997, the victims filed a motion with the district judge in Denver alerting the...

...1996, President Clinton endorsed efforts to anchor these rights in the Federal Constitution, noting: When someone is a victim, he or she should be at the center of the criminal justice system, not on the outside looking in. Participation in all forms of government is the essence of democracy....

...defendants ' rights. Robert E. Preston, Co-chair, National Victims' Constitutional Amendment Network When someone is a victim, he or she should be at the...criminal justice process, not on the outside looking in. President William J. Clinton, Rose Garden, June 25, 1996 Against Drunk Driving (MADD), victim activists...

...the United States Constitution that will, when ratified by the States, ensure that crime victims are at the center of the criminal justice process, not on the outside looking in. We must stand united in caring for and assisting crime victims throughout our country. NOW, THEREFORE,...

...over what happened to their bodies. The structure of the system often results in a second rape."'1 This "second rape" can be devastating for rape recovery...a list of rights of crime victims. Included among ' ,:sc rights are the right to notice of proceedings, to attend those proceedings, and 12 Deborah P....

...consistent with our ideas of fundamental justice. As President Clinton put it in endorsing the Federal Victims' Rights Amendment, when someone is a victim,...criminal justice process, not on the outside looking in. Now, one question about victim participation that has apparently arisen recently is the extent...

...unanimous consent.204 The following day, President Clinton signed the Act into law,206 explaining that "when someone is a victim, he or she should be at...criminal justice process, not on the outside looking in."206 The victims then promptly filed a motion with the district court asserting a right to attend...

...AssinaDce (NOVA) and Mothers Section 1: New Directions in Victims' Rights When someone is a victim, be or she should be at the center of the criminal justice process, not on the outside looking in Pre.id•nt William J. Clinton, tose Garden, June 25, 1996 Against Drunk Driving (MADD), victim...

...through both houses of Congress and was signed into law by President Clinton on March 2o, 1997, who said, "When someone is a victim, he or she should be at...criminal justice process, not on the outside looking in."48 This legislation, however, did not end the struggle, as Judge Matsch reserved the right to rule...