Abstract
The Victim Impact Panel is a forum in which a group of victimes of impaired driving relate how their lives have been affected by the sudden loss of a loved one. The goal of the panel is to affect the audience on an emotional level and change their attitudes about drinking-driving. Changes in attitudes, behavioural intentions and empathic responsiveness were examined for incarcerated offenders who had been exposed to panel presentations. Responses were compared to those obtained from a control group and indicated several statistically significant positive attitude shifts and changes in behavioural intentions. However, no increases in empathy were found.