Verkkountil the 1970s, crime victims were considered the “forgotten persons” of criminal justice—invisible to and neglected by the system. The lack of victim standing in. Verkkothis chapter discusses victim empowerment from a victimological perspective on three levels. The first concerns legislative issues. Verkkoadvocate on behalf of victims and survivors of crime to ensure that in the pursuit of criminal justice reform, the survivors are not forgotten, and the voices of victims. In theory, crime victims have several rights and privileges—ranging from the rights to be heard to the right to confer with the. Verkkocrime victims are now significant voices in criminal justice politics and reform. No longer the invisible or forgotten people of the criminal justice system,.
