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HASSET Thesaurus

Concept information

LAW AND JUSTICE > LEGAL PROCEDURE > EVIDENCE > VICTIM PERSONAL STATEMENTS

Preferred term

VICTIM PERSONAL STATEMENTS  

Definition

  • THE VICTIM PERSONAL STATEMENT (VPS) SCHEME GIVES VICTIMS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DESCRIBE THE WIDER EFFECTS OF THE CRIME UPON THEM, EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS AND INDICATE WHETHER OR NOT THEY REQUIRE ANY SUPPORT.

Broader concept

Related concepts

Entry terms

  • VICTIM STATEMENTS
  • VPS

History note

  • TERM CREATED SEPTEMBER 2012

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Definition source

  • CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/5992370e-752a-4e28-8651-225e7754b095

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