TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Victim impact laws and the parole process in the United States: balancing victim and inmate rights and interests
JO  - International review of victimology
A1  - Bernat, Frances P.
A1  - Parsonage, William H.
A1  - Helfgott, Jacqueline
SP  - 121
EP  - 140
VL  - 3
IS  - 1-2
N2  - In recent years, many states have amended their parole laws to enable victim impact statements to be used in the parole process. Few state laws provide clear guidelines detailing the nature and scope of victim statements, how and when victims are to be notified of their rights, and how parole authorities are to utilize such information. This paper analyzes state parole laws and the procedural and substantive inadequacies which can result from the failure of legislatures to articulate complete rules on victim statements in the parole process.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-7580
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026975809400300209
ID  - ref1
ER  -