NCJ Number
15541
Editor(s)
I DRAPKIN,
E VIANO
Date Published
1974
Length
257 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSES WAYS SOCIETY MIGHT ADOPT TO PREVENT VICTIMIZATION AND AID VICTIMS, ALONG WITH AN ANALYSIS OF THE NEED AND PURPOSE OF COMPENSATION AND RESTITUTION TO VICTIMS OF CRIME.
Abstract
PART ONE OF THE BOOK PRESENTS PAPERS THAT INCLUDE AN ANALYSIS OF CRIME PREVENTION IN AN URBAN SOCIETY, A SUGGESTION FOR A VICTIM OMBUDSMAN, A RECOMMENDATION FOR A TECHNIQUE OF CRISIS INTERVENTION TO ROBBERY VICTIMS, AND A DISCUSSION OF SOME APPROACHES TAKEN BY CITIZENS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM CRIMINAL ACTS. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION OF THE BOOK IS A REPORT ON A SURVEY OF EMPLOYERS' ATTITUDES TOWARD HIRING EX-CONVICTS. THE SECOND PART OF THE BOOK EXAMINES THE ISSUE OF VICTIM COMPENSATION FROM A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, SUGGESTS, NEW APPROACHES, EVALUATES WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, AND PRESENTS SOME INSIGHTS FROM FORENSIC MEDICINE USED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT COMPENSATION IS DUE A VICTIM. PLANS FOR VICTIM COMPENSATION DISCUSSED INCLUDE ALLOCATION OF A PORTION OF THE FINE TO THE VICTIM, THE DAY-FINE SYSTEM WHEREBY THE VICTIM RECEIVES PAYMENTS EARNED BY THE OFFENDER'S LABOR, ATTACHMENT OF PRISON OR NON-INSTITUTIONAL EARNINGS, COMBINING CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AS DONE IN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA, A SYSTEM OF PRIVATE OR PUBLIC INSURANCE, AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENT OF COMPENSATION IN SEPARATE PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING THE CRIMINAL TRIAL. FOR VOLUME 1, SEE NCJ-15540.