Keywords
forgiveness, ethics, justice
Abstract
This article discusses the role of victims and their families in the sentencing of criminal defendants, including the emotional and ethical components of victims' desires to achieve justice and closure.
Recommended Citation
Susan Bandes,
When Victims Seek Closure: Forgiveness, Vengeance and the Role of Government,
27 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1599
(2000).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol27/iss5/36