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Labor/Employment

May 6, 2000

Instant Advocates Merely Offer Knee-Jerk Reactions

Forum: By Allen Jones Do remaining family members of senseless crime victims make the best advocates for change in our criminal justice system? By Allen Jones

By Allen Jones
         Do remaining family members of senseless crime victims make the best advocates for change in our criminal-justice system? Or are they just "instant advocates," seeking revenge in the name of their loved ones by using the criminal justice system?
        The state of California followed the will of instant advocates by passing the "three...

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