被害人影响性陈述(Victim impact statement——VIS),是由被害人或者被害人的家庭在量刑阶段向法院提供的关于被害人所遭受的身体上,精神上及经济上的损伤。被害人影响性陈述对定罪过程不产生影响,被害人在其影响性陈述中也可以提出损害赔偿要求。第一个被害人影响性陈述于1976年出现在美国的加利福尼亚州,随后美国所有的州都赋予了被害人提供影响性陈述的权利。 Victim impact statement (VIS) is a physical, mental and economic injury to the victim provided to the court by the victim or victim’s family during the sentencing phase. Victim impact statements have no effect on the conviction process, and victims may also claim damages in their influential statements. The first victim impact statement appeared in California in 1976 in the United States, and subsequently all U.S. states gave victims the right to make influential statements.