In the evaluation of state victim compensation statutes, states receive 0.5 points if their statutes include a provision to deny or reduce compensation based on alleged conduct but waive this consideration under specific mitigating circumstances, such as being a victim of sexual assault, human trafficking, or being a minor under 18.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: Center for American Progress
  Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of State Victim Compensation Statutes

Sources

• Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of State Victim Compensation Statutes www.americanprogress.org Center for American Progress via serper

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• sexual assault concept
• state victim compensation statutes concept