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
• Corporate Author: National Council on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

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)