Third voice in a criminal justice system: the voice of the victim through victim impact statement

• Main Authors: Sidhu, Baljit Singh, Shair Mohamed, Mohd. Akram
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd 2015
• 主題: K Law (General)
• 在線閱讀: http://irep.iium.edu.my/48580/4/completed-completed.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/48580/; http://www.cljlaw.com/

Only two voices heard in a criminal justice: that of the State and that of the accused person. The victim's voice is only an accessory in order to secure a conviction against the accused. Victim Impact Statement (VISs) were introduced in Malaysia vide the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Ac...