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defendants' rights versus victims' rights  

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  • The ability of the criminal justice system to simultaneously deliver defendants' and victims' rights has been a concern throughout history. In the United States, defendants' rights are upheld by the Constitution; victims' rights have more recently been entered into the system through state statutes and constitutions as well as legislation of the federal government. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Defendants' Rights versus Victims' Rights]

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