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HOW WELL ARE CRIMINAL INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAMS PERFORMING

NCJ Number
16848
Journal
Crime and Delinquency Volume: 21 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1975) Pages: 50-56
Author(s)
J Brooks
Date Published
1975
Length
7 pages
Annotation
AN OVERVIEW OF VICTIM COMPENSATION PROGRAMS IN SEVERAL STATES AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Abstract
THE FIRST DECADE OF EXPERIENCE WITH CRIMINAL INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAMS HAS BEEN AN EXCITING PERIOD OF EVOLUTION AND INNOVATIONS. NEARLY THIRTY JURISDICTIONS HAVE ADOPTED SUCH PROGRAMS. THIS ARTICLE ANALYZES THOSE PROGRAM FEATURES THOUGHT TO PROVIDE THE BEST CLUES TO PERFORMANCE AND ADEQUACY AND EMPHASIZES THE OPERATIONAL PRACTICES OF THOSE JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE HAD SUBSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE WITH THESE PROGRAMS. PROGRAM PERFORMANCE APPEARS, FOR THE MOST PART, TO BE REALIZING GENERAL OBJECTIVES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)

Corporate Author
National Council on Crime and Delinquency

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Publication Format
Article
Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
Language
English
Country
United States of America
Note
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