This publication summarizes the barriers and challenges noted in a study of victim compensation programs conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and the Urban Institute.
This brief presents barriers and challenges to administering compensation programs and providing compensation support to victims of crime based on a study of victim compensation programs conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and the Urban Institute. These entities were funded to conduct a national, multi-method study to update knowledge about victim compensation programs. The study relies on data from a survey conducted with victim compensation program administrators across the U.S. and semi-structured interviews conducted with victim compensation stakeholders in four states. In this brief, the authors reflect on both how current barriers and challenges are similar to barriers and challenges reported by compensation programs twenty years ago. They also provide recommendations to better support compensation programs and victims of crime moving forward. In 2003, the Urban Institute published the first comprehensive study of state victim compensation programs to understand compensation program structure, operations, efficiencies, and effectiveness. The current study offers the most rigorous data collection effort on state compensation programs since the 2003 study.
Downloads
Similar Publications
- How Advocates Use CARE to Accommodate the Needs of Domestic Violence Survivors Seeking Services With Brain Injuries and Mental Health Challenges: A Process Evaluation
- Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Grants Awarded to the Guam Office of the Attorney General, Tamuning, Guam
- Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to the University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center in Largo, Maryland