victim statement
Harmed party's words
A victim statement is a formal account given to police or prosecutors by someone who has experienced or witnessed a crime, describing what happened and its effects.
In court proceedings, a victim impact statement allows those harmed by a crime to describe how it affected them before sentencing: Her victim statement moved the judge to impose the maximum penalty.
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
- open courtJudicial proceedings accessible publicly
- criminal trialCourt case for crimes
- traumaLasting psychological wound
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- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, investigation, detectives, investigator
- criminal proceedingsarraignment, prosecution, charging, plea hearing, sentencing hearing
- police recordspolice records, arrest report, police reports, incident report, arrest records
- testimonyoral testimony, court testimony, sworn testimony, witness statements, sworn statements
- forensic interviewsforensic interview, witness interview, witness interviews, interview room, interrogation
- victimologyvictimology, revictimization, vulnerable populations, trauma recovery, complainant
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