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 White paper on crime 2005 Part3/Chapter2/Section2/2 

2 Interviewing

  When interviewing a victim as an unsworn witness concerning the circumstances of damage,the investigating authorities take note not to bring dishonor on the victim as well as to pay due attention to the victim's situation and feelings.In such interviews,the victim's feelings about the damage are often heard and added to the written statements.The victim's feelings are considered as one of the important factors when the public prosecutor decides the prosecution of an offense under the principle of discretionary prosecution.