A mother from Brooklyn, New York, who lost her son to gun violence, was denied the full $6,000 burial expense compensation from the New York State Office of Victim Services because the agency determined her son contributed to his own death, resulting in a payout of only $3,000.

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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• Gun violence concept