crime victims

An important new article argues that, in twelve states, the crime victim's right "to justice" should be given substantive and significant effect.

Paul Cassell | 1.8.2026 2:31 PM

Twelve states have adopted state constitutional amendments protecting a crime victim's right "to justice." For example, in 1990, Arizona became the first state in the nation to begin a victims' rights amendment with a fundamental promise: "To preserve and protect the victims' rights to justice and due process …" Ariz. Const., art. II, sec. 2.1(A). Since then, eleven additional states have recognized crime victims' rights "to justice" in their constitutions: California, Florida, Kentucky, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin.

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