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
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/48580/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/48580/4/completed-completed.pdf