Assertion: victim's right | /r/CapableOf | submit victim impact statements
Facets:
value: by audio
type: OTHER
value: by other electronic means
type: MANNER
value: by written
type: MANNER
value: at other similar proceedings
type: LOCATION
value: by video
type: MANNER
value: by oral
type: MANNER
value: for the nation's review
type: PURPOSE
value: at parole
type: TEMPORAL
value: at sentencing
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Law enforcement agencies should establish program services to aid in the completion and submission of victim impact evidence; and law enforcement agencies should establish policies and procedures to notify and inform crime victims of their right to submit victim impact statements.
text: The right to be heard in the criminal justice process, including the right to confer with the prosecutor and submit a victim impact statement at sentencing, parole, and other similar proceedings;
text: Prosecutors should establish program services to aid in the completion and submission of victim impact evidence; and the prosecutor shall draft policies and procedures to notify and inform crime victims of their right to submit victim impact statements.
text: Judges should inform crime victims of their right to submit victim impact statements, if the victim is present in the courtroom, when a finding of guilt has been entered into the court record;
text: The probation agency should establish policies and procedures to notify and inform crime victims of their right to submit victim impact statements or updates of previously submitted victim impact statements.
text: Paroling authorities should establish policies and procedures to notify and inform crime victims of their right to submit or update victim impact statements and/or to attend parole hearings.
text: The writers and Advisory Board members for this report offer the following key findings on the state of victim rights, in particular, the right to submit victim impact statements, for the nation's review.
text: Victims must be systematically and consistently made aware of their right to submit victim impact statements and the statement's application within the system.
text: Legislation shall be enacted or amended at the Federal, state and local levels to provide crime victims with the right to submit victim impact statements by written, oral, video, audio or other electronic means at the time of sentencing and parole authorities.
text: All agency staff should be trained on the materials available to victims and should work together to develop creative methods to generate public awareness to alert victims of their right to submit victim impact statements.
text: Although the national recommendations and agency protocols outlined in this report are not a panacea to absolutely guarantee victims the right to submit victim impact statements, the adoption of these recommendations will help to establish standards for the field.
text: * Provides victims with information on their right to submit victim impact statements as soon as the crime has been reported and allows them to participate in the justice process early on.