This book reviews the evolution of victim's rights in the United States Criminal Justice System. The American Courts in the last 50 years have focused on the rights of the accused in the criminal justice system. This book contains a full analysis of the criminal justice trial process with a primary focus on the rights of the victim during the trial and appeal. In recent years, the focus of the policy makers and the courts have shifted to provide compensation programs for victims of violent crimes. The book concludes with a state by state analysis of the compensation programs for crime victims of each of the 50 states.