National Crime Victim's Week

“Paragraph for National Crime Victims Rights Week”

By: Cole Decker

What rights do victims have? Some of the rights that criminals have are the right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim’s dignity and privacy, the right to be reasonably protected from the accussed offender, the right to be notified of court proceedings, the right to restitution, the right to information about the conviction, sentencing, imprisonment, and release of the offender. Are all the rights that criminals have in the state of west virginia.

What can the congressman do to help? One thing the congressman can help is they can appoint a government representitive in the court and can also help them get a shorter or minimum sentence to their conviction.

What can I do? One thing I can do is to write letters or post some stuff on the govs. Blog or whatever they have and to write to my senator or to my president of the united states.