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United States federal victims' rights legislation  

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  • In 1981, Ronald Reagan created the President's Task Force on Victims of Crime. This task force was designed to bring national recognition to the status of victims of crime and a national focus on victims' rights and service expansions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Victims' Rights Legislation, Federal, United States]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-GCCBXLSQ-C

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