VICTIM-IMPACT STATEMENT

victim impact statement

glossary / VICTIM-IMPACT STATEMENT, 关于被害人所受影响之陈述

victim impact statement 〈美〉关于被害人所受影响之陈述在对已被裁决有罪的犯罪人判刑之前，由缓刑官准备的一种不公开的官方文件，旨在向法官说明犯罪行为给被害人或其家庭所造成的影响，以供法官量刑时考虑。

victim-impact statement. A statement read into the record during sentencing to inform the judge or jury of the financial, physical, and psychological impact of the crime on the victim and the victim’s family. [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 361, 1763. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1460, 1472, 1479–1480, 1492–1495, 1530, 1779.]

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