@article{ref1,
title="An Ambiguous Participant: The Crime Victim and Criminal Justice Decision-Making",
journal="British journal of criminology",
year="2004",
author="Edwards, I.",
volume="44",
number="6",
pages="967-982",
abstract="Popular debate about the appropriate place of victims in criminal justice decision-making tends to be couched in terms of balance'. This rhetorical device precludes a comprehensive analysis of the issues raised by victim involvement. This article argues that an analysis of the concept of participation is more fruitful. I delineate four different participatory roles for victims, each envisaging a particular relationship between victim and criminal justice decision-maker. I then discuss a recent reform in England and Wales--the Victim Personal Statement Scheme--to illustrate the ambiguity that can arise in a victim's participatory role when governments pay insufficient attention to the issues underlying rationales for victim involvement.<p />",
language="",
issn="0007-0955",
doi="10.1093/bjc/azh050",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azh050"
}