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Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of State Victim Compensation Statutes americanprogress.org Aug 20, 2025 17 facts
claimSixteen states have no statute provision or possibility of waiver for the requirement to cooperate with law enforcement to be eligible for victim compensation.
claimEffective July 1, 2025, Maryland will no longer require survivors of crimes to report their victimization to law enforcement or cooperate with law enforcement to be eligible to receive victim compensation.
measurementAn analysis of state statutes found that 46 victim compensation programs still require claimants to cooperate with law enforcement to be eligible for compensation.
claimThe Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) proposed rule changes in 2024, which were later withdrawn, to clarify that the VOCA eligibility requirement for states to promote victim cooperation with law enforcement applies to the states themselves, not to individual victims.
claimStates can remove requirements for victim cooperation with law enforcement while remaining in full compliance with federal law and maintaining eligibility for VOCA funding.
claimIn its 2024 proposed rule changes, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) explicitly encouraged states to avoid placing an evidentiary burden on victims to demonstrate their cooperation with law enforcement.
claimOf the 46 programs requiring victimization to be reported to law enforcement or a criminal-legal system entity, 18 states and Washington, D.C. include a statutory provision to waive this requirement if 'good cause' is shown or under special circumstances such as human trafficking.
claimFederal victim compensation law does not place a responsibility on survivors to cooperate with or demonstrate their cooperation with law enforcement.
perspectiveStates should disentangle law enforcement from the victim compensation eligibility process, remove requirements that force cooperation with police, reform contributory conduct policies that blame victims, and make victims and survivors of police violence eligible for compensation.
claimForty-four states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico require claimants to cooperate with law enforcement investigations into their own or their loved one’s harm to be eligible for victim compensation.
perspectiveVictim compensation programs that require survivors to interact with law enforcement are racially inequitable because Black people are disproportionately more likely to be murdered by police.
measurementLess than half of victims and survivors of crime report their victimization to law enforcement.
perspectiveThe authors of 'Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of State Victim Compensation Statutes' argue that all states should stop requiring victims to cooperate with law enforcement as a condition for eligibility for victim compensation awards.
claim26 states and Puerto Rico require victimization to be reported to law enforcement and have no statutory clause or possibility of waiver for this requirement.
claimThe VOCA Fix Act of 2021 clarified that state victim compensation programs are not required to mandate victim cooperation with law enforcement when such cooperation is hindered by factors including the victim's age, physical condition, psychological state, cultural or linguistic barriers, or other health and safety concerns.
claimThirty programs that require cooperation with law enforcement to be eligible for a victim compensation award include a statute provision to waive this requirement if 'good cause' is shown or under special circumstances.
claimMaryland has recently enacted statutory changes to reduce the role of law enforcement in its victim compensation process.
Cybersecurity Trends and Predictions 2025 From Industry Insiders itprotoday.com 3 facts
claimBalazs Greksza, threat response lead at Ontinue, expects that while some ransomware groups will fragment and rebrand in response to law enforcement pressure, only a small percentage will be deterred from continuing cybercrime activities.
claimBalazs Greksza, threat response lead at Ontinue, predicts that in 2025, larger and more successful ransomware groups will face increased international attention from law enforcement, leading to more takedowns, extraditions, and arrests.
claimRansomware attacks are increasing year over year and the number of groups launching these attacks is rising, despite international law enforcement operations that have broken up large criminal cartels.
Extraterrestrial First Contact in Space Protocols - Centauri Dreams centauri-dreams.org May 13, 2016 1 fact
claimThe principles of predictability and avoiding hostile intent are applicable to human interactions such as encounters with law enforcement, driving a car, or meeting strangers.
Justice Department Slashes Essential Services for Crime Victims brennancenter.org Nov 7, 2025 1 fact
claimA terminated grant supported training for law enforcement to help identify the needs of individuals with disabilities who are uniquely susceptible to trafficking.
The interplay of future solar energy, land cover change, and their ... discovery.researcher.life Jun 9, 2024 1 fact
claimIneffective law enforcement and inadequate legislation are responsible for Land Use Land Cover (LULC) changes in Zambian mining areas, as mining corporations do not pay attention to requirements regarding mine closures.