Legislative milestones in the American movement for victims' rights include the federal Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982, which was enacted "to enhance and protect the necessary role of crime victims and witnesses in the criminal justice process." Other federal legislation of importance to victims includes the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, the Violence against Women Act of 1994 (part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994), the Victims' Rights and Restitution Act, the Child Victims' Bill of Rights of 1990, and the Crime Victims' Rights Act of 2004