EMERGING ISSUE - AN ANALYSIS OF VICTIM COMPENSATION IN AMERICA

• NCJ Number: 40526
• Journal: Urban Lawyer Dated: (SPRING 1976) Pages: 346-366
• Author(s): M R MCADAM
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 21 pages
• Corporate Author: American Bar Association
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: REPRINT

Annotation

SURVEY OF THE HISTORY OF VICTIM COMPENSATION, AND ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS STATES' VICTIM COMPENSATION LEGISLATION.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR, AFTER EXPLANATION, DISMISSES TORT RECOVERY, INSURANCE, AND RESTITUTION AS VIABLE FORMS OF COMPENSATION. THE THEORETICAL JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THE USE OF STATE FUNDS FOR VICTIM COMPENSATION ARE DISCUSSED ALONG WITH A COMPARISON OF THE STATES (14) THAT HAVE VICTIM COMPENSATION STATUTES. ISSUES CONSIDERED INCLUDE VICTIM ELIGIBILITY, TYPES OF INJURIES COMPENSATED, CRIMES COMPENSATED, FRAUD PREVENTION, AND PAYMENT AMOUNTS....TWH