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  2. Victim impact statement - Wikipedia

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    A victim impact statement is a written or oral statement made as part of the judicial legal process, which allows crime victims the opportunity to speak during the sentencing of the convicted person or at subsequent parole hearings.

  3. Victims' rights - Wikipedia

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    In this amendment, there were major changes such as new provisions on victim impact statements and victim surcharges. [30] [23] [29] Together in the same year, the Canadian Statement of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime was released and supported by federal, provincial and territorial governments. This statement was revised in ...

  4. Presentence investigation report - Wikipedia

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    The defendant interview is the pivotal point around which the presentence investigation turns. Often, the format is a structured interview during which a standard worksheet is completed. The worksheet follows the format of the presentence report and provides space for recording data about the offense and the offender's characteristics and history.

  5. Family of slain cyclist Moriah Wilson gives heartbreaking ...

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    Moments later, they delivered heartfelt victim impact statements. Caitlin Cash was the first to address the court and recounted how she found Wilson’s dead body lying in a pool of blood in her ...

  6. Firefighter accused of staging a house fire to cover up a murder

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    Plote listened with little reaction as victim impact statements were read: GUS LAMESCH (in court): We lost Melissa in the prime of her life. … Melissa and Barrett should still be alive and ...

  7. ‘This Is Not A Love Story’ by Huffington Post

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    A scary, sobering look at fatal domestic violence in the United States

  8. Prisoners of Profit - The Huffington Post

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    In a letter to YSI sent in summer 2012, the state told the company that the contract would end because the DJJ was “moving away from large institutional models” and toward smaller, community-based programs. Still, the letter added, “We strongly encourage your participation” in an upcoming bid for new contracts.

  9. Sexual assault - Wikipedia

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    This change is known as the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Victim Impact Statements) Act 2004 No 3 [120] which expands the category of offences in respect of which a Local Court may receive and consider Victim Impact Statements to include some indictable offences which are usually dealt with summarily.