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040			_aAFVC
100			_aMcGovern, Danica C.Y. _94165
245			_aTowards justice for victims : _ba new role for victim impact statements in sexual violence cases _cDanica McGovern
246			_aLaws 591: Masters dissertation, Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington
260			_c2012
300			_aelectronic document (117 pages); PDF file: 924.46 KB
520			_a"This dissertation argues that the current approach to victim impact statements in New Zealand serves victims poorly. The primary purpose of victim impact statements is to provide information about harm, in order to assist the sentencing judge to assess the seriousness of the offending. This limits the extent to which victim impact statements can meet victims’ needs and protect their interests. This dissertation proposes a new role for victim impact statements (with a focus on their use in sexual violence cases). It argues that the purpose of victim impact statements should be to meet victims’ needs for recognition, acknowledgement and assistance with recovery, and to protect victims’ interests in reparation and prevention of further harm from the offender and from the sentence imposed on the offender. Meeting these needs and protecting these interests is necessary to provide justice for victims. Finally, this dissertation argues that victim impact statements should not be used to assess the seriousness of the offending." (Author's abstract)
650			_9169 _aCRIMINAL LAW
650			_aJUSTICE _9333
650			_aOFFENDERS _9413
650			_aSENTENCING _94166
650			_aTHESES _9606
650		4	_aVICTIMS OF CRIMES _9623
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
650		4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
856			_uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10063/2650
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS
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