Providing a Check on Prosecutorial Decision-making

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8401282
AutoresMary Iliadis (0000-0002-8274-4112, Monash University, autor de correspondencia), Asher Flynn (0000-0002-6147-8273, Monash University)
Año2018
Volumen58
Número3
Páginas550-568
Fecha de publicación2018-04-06
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azx036
OpenAlexW3023589263
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas15

The Victims' Right to Review (VRR) enables victims to request a review of a prosecutor's previously finite decision not to proceed with charges; the outcome of which can include a reversal of that decision. Informed by the voices of those involved in the VRR's development and operation, and a quantitative dataset unique to our study, this article analyses the VRR process and outcomes two years post its implementation. Ultimately, we argue that despite being a primary aim of the reform, transparency, accessibility and accountability concerns may hinder the VRR's capacity to address victims' procedural justice needs (information, voice, control, validation), thereby reducing its effectiveness.

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