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Justice Department Slashes Essential Services for Crime Victims brennancenter.org Nov 7, 2025 9 facts
claimThe U.S. Department of Justice funding cuts disproportionately harmed organizations serving victims with fewer resources or from vulnerable communities, including minority groups and individuals with disabilities.
perspectiveThe Brennan Center for Justice recommends that Congress ensure future federal budgets sustain necessary funding for victim services across all agencies.
claimResponsive and comprehensive victim services are critical to healing trauma and improving safety.
perspectiveThe Brennan Center argues that restoring and ensuring adequate federal funding for victim services is essential to addressing the physical, emotional, and financial harms facing crime survivors.
claimThe U.S. Department of Justice cut funding for resource centers focused on improving the delivery of victim services nationwide, including the Center for Victim Research and the National Resource Center for Reaching Victims.
claimPeople with disabilities are more likely to be victimized than those without disabilities and have been particularly harmed by cuts to direct victim services.
claimVictim services organizations are experiencing federal funding freezes or rollbacks to programs that support recovery after victimization, such as initiatives at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services.
claimThe recommendations of the Task Force on Victims of Crime transformed federal investments in state and local victim services.
claimA lack of responsive and comprehensive victim services reduces victims' confidence in the justice system and decreases their likelihood of participating in processes to help solve or prevent crime.
Hope After Harm: An Evaluation of State Victim Compensation Statutes americanprogress.org Aug 20, 2025 1 fact
claimPopulations with the highest risk of serious violent victimization in the United States are statistically the least likely to access victim services.
The impact of criminal justice involvement on victims' mental health pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1 fact
claimThe authors of the review on criminal justice involvement recommend future research focus on restorative justice, victim impact statements, court notification systems, victim services, and victim advocates to better meet the needs of victims.