Throughout the years the amount of crimes leading to victim injury has risen and so has the level of victims participating in the criminal justice process. Victims have been able to share about their pain and suffering through victim impact statements, VIS, these are usually red by the victim right before sentencing. There are two points of view when it comes to VIS. Some believe that they have had a positive effect on sentencing and that they are also good for the victim’s personal wellbeing. While some others believe that the emotional reaction from the VIS has led to excessive sentencing. Something that was also taken into account is need for affect, NFA and need for cognition, NFC. There has been prior research done looking at how NFC and
