"The trauma shattered parts of me and every day I wake up, I'm rebuilding what you broke," one victim said at the sentencing ...

Shannon O'Connor, a Los Gatos mother convicted for hosting drunken sex parties involving teenagers, has received the maximum ...

Professor Edna Erez and I have a new article supporting victim impact statements. It is entitled "How Victim Impact Statements Promote Justice: Evidence from the Content of Statements Delivered in ...

In The Crash, Mackenzie Shirilla’s mum, Natalie, gave a victim impact speech at Mackenzie’s trial. Here’s the full statement. In Netflix’s latest true crime documentary, a short clip was shown of ...

Matthew Perry’s mom, Suzanne Morrison, has penned a victim impact statement ahead of her son’s former assistant’s sentencing.

An Arizona trial court judge allowed this innovative approach to presenting a victim impact statement, which seems like a useful step toward justice. Last week, the road-rage killer of an Arizona man ...

Emotions are running high in the courtroom as families deliver gut-wrenching victim impact statements during week three of the sentencing trial for the confessed Parkland shooter. As the jury is ...

Family and friends of Arnold and Joanne De Jong presented their victim impact statements in the sentencing hearing of the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- It was difficult to find any dry eyes in court on Thursday as the parents of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar told the jury how her death has left them hurting. TIMELINE: Sierra ...