I am aware of the changes. I've read the changes that have been made. I think that notification is certainly a step in the right direction. The issue about submitting statements for review is that you have five days to submit a statement, as I understand. That's not a lot of time. I know that the victim service officers are now encouraging registered victims to keep their statements up to date in the file.
The problem with that is when you're called upon to create and prepare a victim impact statement, it is a very, very difficult task. No one wants to sit down and write one of these statements if they don't have to. That has been my experience and similar to other victims to whom I've spoken.
The other issue with just continually volunteering your statements to the offender is that you're sharing your own personal private information with the offender. That offender may never go before a hearing or anything, but they now have all this insight into your life. In my particular case, I will only provide a statement when I have to provide a statement. I do it very begrudgingly because I don't like sharing my personal information with these people.