Date of Award

1-1-2010

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

School of Criminal Justice

Content Description

1 online resource (viii, 116 pages)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

James R Acker

Committee Members

Deborah J Chard-Wierschem, Alan J Lizotte, David McDowall, Janet P Stamatel

Keywords

criminal justice system, victim input, Victim Personal Statements, victim satisfaction, victim statements, victims, Victims of crimes, Victims of crimes surveys

Subject Categories

Criminology

Abstract

Beginning in 2001, England and Wales implemented the Victim Personal Statement scheme, allowing victims to provide a statement to be included in their case file expressing the physical, emotional, and financial consequences of the incident and to state what information the victim wants as the case progresses through the system. The VPS was crafted with the specific expectation that victims would not use this resource as a sentencing tool, and that victims are informed of this stipulation when providing a statement.

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