Despite the length of this amendment, the fact that it has been through 63 or 64 different versions, it is characterized as a constitutional amendment to protect the rights of crime victims. In this proposed amendment to the Constitution, is the word ``victim'' defined? Do we know what we are talking about in terms of what is a crime victim or who is a crime victim?
Questioning the clarity of definitions in a proposed constitutional amendment on crime victims' rights.
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