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Compensation for Crime Victims (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date April 27, 1984
Report Number IB74014
Authors M. Suzanne Cavanagh, Government Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

This report discusses the growing interest in recent years in providing compensation for the innocent victims of violent crime through programs financed by the Federal and/or State Governments. At issue have been the general propriety, desirability, and feasibility, as well as the cost, of Federal support of such programs.