Support for Victims of Crime in Asia (Routledge Law in Asiaá)

Giving victims of crime a greater role in the criminal justice system is a relatively recent development, a trend likely to continue and increase in the foreseeable future. In many jurisdictions it has led to compensation schemes funded by the state, support for victims of crime to help them recover from their ordeal, and involvement of victims in decisions as to how offenders should be dealt with. This book examines developments in support for victims of crime in Asia. It shows how, contrary to the widely-held belief that Asian jurisdictions shy away from a rights based approach, there has been considerable progress in support for victims of crime in Asia, especially in Thailand and Korea, where rights for victims of crime are entrenched in constitutional provisions, and in Taiwan and Japan. Support for Victims of Crime in Asia discusses international developments, the degree to which support for victims of crime is an import into Asia from the west, and developments in a range of countries, including Thailand, Korea, Taiwan and Japan, India, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. International standards for victims : what norms? what achievements? what next? / Irvin Waller The (human) rights of crime victims do not necessarily infringe the rights of accused and convicted persons / Sam Garkawe Whither victim policies? a view from the crossroads / Leslie Sebba The development of victim support and victim rights in Asia / Tatsuya Ota Victims of crime in China's criminal justice system / Guoling Zhao The role of the victim in the Indian criminal justice system / Mrinal Satish Assistance for victims of crime in Korea / Kyoon-seok Cho Victims of crime in the Thai criminal justice system / Viraphong Boonyobhas Clashing conceptions of the victim's role in Singapore's criminal process / Michael Hor Victims of crime in Taiwan's criminal justice system / Jaw-Perng Wang New horizon of victim support in Japan / Tatsuya Ota Victims : the forgotten stakeholders of the Indonesian criminal justice system / Arkristuti Harkrisnowo Protecting child victims in Malaysia / Norbani Mohamed Nazeri Responses to victims of domestic violence in the Philippines / Elizabeth Aguiling-Pangalangan Present and future developments in victim services and victim rights : a view from the US / Marlene A. Young The needs of victims of crime in Korea : effective counselling strategies and techniques / Keun-jae Chung Compensation orders in Singapore, Malaysia, and India : a call for rejuvenation / Wing-Cheong Chan Assessing the use (and misuse) of restorative justice in the criminal justice system / James Dignan.