Many states bar survivors from receiving compensation if they or the deceased are deemed to have had a hand in the victimization, a policy known as 'contributory conduct' or 'contributory misconduct.'

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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• victim compensation concept