The news accounts of victim testimony in the Sandusky case are graphic and upsetting. Reports of victims sobbing and breaking down on the stand beg the question: why are victims being required to testify? Here are four reasons that may provide some explanation.
They have to. The right to face one's accuser is a fundamental value, but more than that, it's in our…
Reblogged from CrimeDime - one of my favorite criminology blogs! Great explanation of witness testimony.
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