The Influence of Victim Gender and Emotional Expression in Victim Impact Statements on Legal Judgments and Punishment Decisions
Victim impact statements (VISs) are written or oral statements detailing the effects a crime has had on a victim. While the practice of having victims present VISs at sentencing hearings has generated much debate for over 25 years, the effects of this practice on victims, defendants, and legal decis...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2021
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/1038 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2107&context=masters_theses_2 |