Statement of Lois Haight Herrington Before the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice Concerning S 1156, Child Victim Witness Protection Act of 1985 on November 19, 1985

• NCJ Number: 100323
• Author(s): L H Herrington
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 7 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Legislative Hearing/Committee Report
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Although the administration supports the underlying goals of S. 1156, The Child Witness Protection Act of 1985, the Office of Justice Programs believes that current initiatives in this area are sufficient.

Abstract

Programs currently operating under the Victims of Crimes Act of 1984 have the potential of achieving more efficiently and effectively the same ends as the proposed legislation. Grants awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime will result in educational programs for criminal justice personnel and the reform of State statutes aimed at preventing institutional abuse of victims, particularly child victims. Further, raising the $100 million cap on the Crime Victims Fund is undesirable in view of huge Government deficits. The current cap should prove sufficient. Finally, provisions for the distribution of $10 million in additional funds under S. 1156, under which each State, territory, and possession would receive a $200,000 minimum allocation, are mathematically unfeasible and cannot provide for fund distribution on a population basis.