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This work analyzes changes to criminal procedure that express calls for revenge. It specifically addresses the role of the victims' rights movement in supporting changes to the rules of evidence, and especially the rules concerning character evidence. Recent changes have relaxed the prohibition on character evidence and have increased the importance of judicial discretion. Against recent calls to restrict discretion by reinstating a form of legalism, this work argues that reinstituting rules is unlikely in light of the strong influence of the victims' rights movement. As such, attention must be placed on improving the exercise of discretion by trial judges.

Intro -- Title Page -- Acknowledgments, Dedications, Permissions, and Copyrights -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: State Religious Education -- Chapter 2: State Religious Education and the Question of Religious Purpose -- Chapter 3: In Defense of State Religious Education -- Chapter 4: State Religious Education and the Defense of Religious Vitality -- Chapter 5: State Religious Education and Religious Vitality -- Chapter 6: Securitizing American Public Education in the Age of Multiculturalism -- Chapter 7: State Religious Education, Further Reasons for Concern -- Chapter 8: State Religious Education and Global Civil Religion -- Chapter 9: An Open Conclusion -- Bibliography.