In Defense of Victim Impact Statements

Authors

• Paul Cassell, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of UtahFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

0000-0003-3382-0745

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Abstract

This paper provides a comprehensive justification of "victim impact statements" in criminal sentencing, explaining how such statements are important to crime victims and how the critics of such statements fail to grapple with the need for these statements to victims.

Recommended Citation

Paul G. Cassell, In Defense of Victim Impact Statements 6 Ohio State J. of Crim. L. 611 (2009).