Homicide victims’ families report lack of respect at trial

One in four families of homicide victims feel they were not respected during the trial process.

The finding emerged from a survey by Advocates for Victims of Homicide (AdVIC). One respondent said they felt “non-existent, not respected, like we were nobody”.

AdVIC points out that the lack of respect was often due to the families’ lack of legal standing in the trial process.