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

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...

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Main Authors:	Sidhu, Baljit Singh, Shair Mohamed, Mohd. Akram
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd 2015
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48580/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48580/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48580/4/completed-completed.pdf

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spelling	iium-485802018-05-22T03:27:31Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/48580/ Third voice in a criminal justice system: the voice of the victim through victim impact statement Sidhu, Baljit Singh Shair Mohamed, Mohd. Akram K Law (General) 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) Act 2010 and are intended to allow victims or a member of his family to express how a particular crime has affected them. VISs could encompass various aspects such as physical or psychological damage, financial costs as well as opinions on the appropriate sentencing that should be given to the offender. Whilst VISs are surely welcomed to the Malaysian legal scene, are they fulfilling their intended purposes in light of the obvious failings in their implementation, including the lack of guidelines as well as the failure to bring the Child Act 2001 in line with the introduction of VISs only through the general procedural law ie, the CPC? The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48580/4/completed-completed.pdf Sidhu, Baljit Singh and Shair Mohamed, Mohd. Akram (2015) Third voice in a criminal justice system: the voice of the victim through victim impact statement. Current Law Journal, 6. i-xii. ISSN 0127-8193 http://www.cljlaw.com/
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description	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) Act 2010 and are intended to allow victims or a member of his family to express how a particular crime has affected them. VISs could encompass various aspects such as physical or psychological damage, financial costs as well as opinions on the appropriate sentencing that should be given to the offender. Whilst VISs are surely welcomed to the Malaysian legal scene, are they fulfilling their intended purposes in light of the obvious failings in their implementation, including the lack of guidelines as well as the failure to bring the Child Act 2001 in line with the introduction of VISs only through the general procedural law ie, the CPC?
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title	Third voice in a criminal justice system: the voice of the victim through victim impact statement
title_short	Third voice in a criminal justice system: the voice of the victim through victim impact statement
title_full	Third voice in a criminal justice system: the voice of the victim through victim impact statement
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publisher	The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd
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Third voice in a criminal justice system: the voice of the victim through victim impact statement

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