1. 1 Defendants and Victims Chapter Nine

2. 2 Characteristics of Defendants Male Mostly Underclass Racial Minorities

3. 3 Characteristics of Suspects

4. 4 Victims Courts largely have ignored the interests of victims (and witnesses).

5. 5 Issue of Prior Relationships

6. 6 Victim Witness Assistance Programs

7. 7 Victim Compensation Programs 1984 Victims of Crime Act. Many states have followed suit.

8. 8 Victim’s Bill of Rights 1982 President’s Task Force on Victims of Crime.

9. 9 The Victim’s Rights Movement

10. 10 Payne v. Tennessee The Eighth Amendment does not prohibit the sentencing jury in a capital case from considering the victim impact statements relating to the victim’s personal characteristics and the emotional impact of the murder on the victim’s family.