More than 90 percent of crime victims who were notified of their right to make an impact statement at sentencing did so. When it came to attending parole hearings, less than 20 percent of crime victims exercised this right. These findings are from a survey conducted by the National Center for Victims of Crime (formerly the National Victims Center) to examine correlations between experiences of victims in the criminal justice system and the strength of State victim's rights laws. More than 1,300 crime victims participated in the survey, described in the NIJ Research in Brief, "The Rights of Crime Victims--Does Legal Protection Make a Difference?". Victims were also presented with a list of rights and asked to rate the importance of each one. Topping the list was the right to be informed about whether there was an arrest, rated "very important" by more than 97 percent of the victims. Victims also felt it was important to be involved in the decision to drop the case and to be informed about the defendant's release on bond.