State Victim Advocate Garvin Ambrose says that Connecticut is a national leader when it comes to having laws that grant crime victims specific legal rights. But he thinks Connecticut can do better.
In particular, he thinks that Connecticut agencies can better enforce the state’s Victims’ Rights Amendment, which was established in 1996 and guarantees victims, among other things, the right to be protected from the accused; the right to pursue restitution; and the right to be notified of court hearings and other steps in the criminal justice process.
