CSSJ-VICTCOMPPOLICY2022-V3.pdf Creating a Model Victims’ Compensation Policy GUIDELINES FOR LAWMAKERS TO ADVANCE NEW SAFETY SOLUTIONS Creating a Model Victims’ Compensation Policy | 1 The Alliance for Safety and Justice is working in more than a half dozen states to change laws, policies, and practices to reduce barriers to victims’ compensation Introduction and Background Victims’ compensation ca. [...] Enacted in 2021, this law extends compensation to any person ILLINOIS living in the household who has a relationship like that of a parent, HB 3653 spouse, or child; to children of a murder or injured victim in addition to spouses and parents of such victims; and expands the definition of “child” to include adult children. [...] In an effort to bring stability and much-needed resources to the Victims Com- ARIZONA pensation Program, the system would receive a one-time injection of $10 HB 2132 million to bolster the fund balance, with a commitment of a continuous, annual appropriation of $2 million in state general funds to provide continuity and stability in services to victims of crime. [...] Key analysis comes from the reports of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice and the National Crime Victims Agenda: A Ten-Point Plan to Address the Needs of Our Nation’s Diverse Victims of Crime. [...] Creating a Model Victims’ Compensation Policy | 7 The Alliance for Safety and Justice worked with lawmakers in Ohio to enact legislation that will expand eligibility for victims’ compensation, increase the number of family members eligible for compensation, reduce the chances that a victim will be denied compensation, and make the process around denials more transparent.
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