(1) School of Criminology, International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Station Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada
Abstract:
This paper looks at the recent introduction of victim impact statements in several European countries. It asks whether victim impact statements are a positive addition to victim policy and practice in Europe and examines the challenges of adapting to the civil legal tradition a tool that was developed in a common law country.