VICTIMS' RIGHTS HISTORY
 

1990     The Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act, requiring institutions of 

             higher learning to disclose violent crimes on campus, is signed into law by 

             President Bush.

             The Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, which features reforms to make the 

             Federal criminal justice system less traumatic for child victims and witnesses, is 

             passed by the U. S. Congress.

             The Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 incorporates a Bill of Rights for 

             federal crime victims and codifies services that should be available to victims of 

             crime.

             Arizona’s victims’ rights constitutional amendment is ratified by voters.