How Victim Impact Statements Affect Sentencing
Providing powerful insight into victims’ pain, victim impact statements can sway sentencing—but how far should their influence extend? Discover the balance courts must strike.
Providing powerful insight into victims’ pain, victim impact statements can sway sentencing—but how far should their influence extend? Discover the balance courts must strike.
Judges weigh victim impact statements carefully, but how exactly do these personal accounts shape exploitation sentencing outcomes? Discover the surprising effects inside.
Balancing emotional trauma and legal challenges, Colorado evidence tampering victims face unique obstacles that significantly affect their pursuit of justice.
When victim status affects criminal negligence penalties, the impact goes beyond the law—discover why some cases lead to harsher consequences.