Gender, emotionality, and victim impact statements

Author
Peace, Kristine
Forrester, Deanna
Faculty Advisor
Date
2012
Keywords
victim impact statements , emotion , gender , sentencing , law enforcement , criminals , punishment
Abstract (summary)
The present study aims to examine the influence of emotional content and gender pertaining to victim impact statements (VIS) on sentencing outcomes.
Publication Information
Peace, K. A., & Forrester, D. (2012). Gender, emotionality, and victim impact statements. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 2, 107-120. doi: 10.1108/20093821211264423
Notes
Item Type
Article
Language
English
Rights
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