impact statement

noun2

1. •
   Testimony, either oral or written, provided during a proceeding in a court of law which describes the harmful effects produced by the actions of an accused or convicted party and suffered by the victim or others, offered especially for consideration by the court in deciding an appropriate punishment.

   • The lawyer for a teenager at the center of Lawrence Taylor's sexual misconduct case says the girl will make an impact statement at the former football star's sentencing. — 2011
2. •
   An analysis or study which describes the expected effects of a policy, project, or action being contemplated by a business or government organization.