Victim Impact Statements: Their Effect on Court Outcomes and Victim Satisfaction in New York, 1988-1990

The purpose of this data collection was to assess the effects of victim impact statements on sentencing decisions and on victim satisfaction with the criminal justice system. Victims were randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions: (1) Victims were interviewed, with an impact statemen...

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Main Author: Davis, Robert C. (Author)
Contributors: Henley, Madeline (Contributor) ; Smith, Barbara (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1991
In:Year: 1991
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