Chat with AIExam 2: The Rediscovery of Crime Victims
Suing private enterprises for third-party damages:
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Process evaluations of compensation programs focus on internal operations and monitor the variables that characterize the trends and patterns of the programs' efforts.
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Advocates of restitution claim it is beneficial on a number of fronts.Discuss restitution as a means of rehabilitating offenders, as a means of reconciling offenders and their victims, and as a means of punishing offenders.
(43) VerifiedThe United States does not utilize restitution as often as other counts as a sentencing option, though support of it is growing.It is argued that restitution serves as a form of rehabilitation, as it forces the offenders to understand the consequences and harm created by their actions.They must interact directly, either with their victims or with other similarly situated individuals in cases of symbolic restitution.This allows offenders to make things right, which can be healing for the offenders as well.It can be a conduit to reconciling offenders and their victims.It can serve to reduce the desire for revenge, and it can assist in psychological healing.It is considered a punishment, following incarceration, by those who argue that offenders have not had to repay the victim and society directly, and hence have avoided their true responsibility; and that this punishment may serve to deter them from offending again.This argument is somewhat flawed, however, as it does not recognize that the majority of individuals in prison are there for street crimes and are often poor.Allowing only individuals of means to have this as a sentencing option would violate the 14th Amendment.Having individuals pay restitution for many years due to their limited incomes may extend the punishment beyond what is reasonable, and moreover will fail to meet the victims' financial needs.
As an intentional tort, which crime refers to knowingly stealing or destroying someone's property or possessions?
(36) Which types of lawsuits enable survivors to collect compensation for the loss of a loved one when the loss has occurred without justification or legitimate excuse?
(37) Growing numbers of victims have discovered that they can pursue their alleged offenders and their own best interests via lawsuits in civil court.Describe and explain at least three of the torts that a crime victim can bring to court.
(39) Restitution takes place whenever injured parties are repaid by the individuals directly responsible for their losses.Define and discuss restitution, symbolic restitution, and creative restitution.Compare and contrast them.
(32) What kind of restitution may be appropriate when the immediate casualties can't be identified?
(42) What is a type of restitution designed to make amends to society as a whole?
(33) Spontaneous acts of revenge were common responses by injured parties and their kin before the idea of restitution was developed.
(30) Money extracted to penalize wrongdoers and deter others from similar acts is most accurately termed:
(32) In ancient societies, what was intended to satisfy a thirst for vengeance as well as to repay losses?
(43) What kind of restitution happens when offenders, on their own initiative, go beyond what the law asks of them or their sentences require?
(35) In 2005, Congress passed legislation that protected gun manufacturers and dealers from suits seeking to hold them liable for negligence when their weapons were used to commit crimes.
(39) As an intentional tort, trespass refers to the intentional invasion of another person's land.
(43) Currently, courts in every state have the authority to order restitution.
(36) Prior to the rise of governments and codification of laws, typical responses by injured parties and their kin were spontaneous acts of:
(33) One goal of restitution is to ensure that the victims of crimes get repaid.
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