In the evaluation of state victim compensation statutes, states receive 0.5 points if they allow for the denial of compensation based on arrest or conviction history but codify specific waivers for mitigating circumstances, such as being a minor at the time of victimization or being a victim of sexual assault or human trafficking.

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