在伊利诺伊州的犯罪受害者赔偿延迟影响最脆弱的
Joy Ayemoba1, Clarice Robinson2, Rachel Nordgren3
1Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
American journal of surgery
|August 30, 2025
概括
伊利诺伊州的受害者补偿计划显示差异, 黑人申请人面临更高的拒绝率, 特别是"受害者不当行为". 对于幸存者获得这些必要资金至关重要.
科学领域:
- 犯罪学
- 公共卫生
- 社会正义
背景情况:
- 犯罪受害者补偿 (CVC) 计划旨在支持受暴力犯罪影响的个人和家庭.
- 潜在的行政障碍和偏见可能会导致CVC访问和结果的差异.
- 这项研究调查了伊利诺伊州的CVC以确定这种差异.
研究的目的:
- 分析伊利诺伊州犯罪受害者赔偿索赔的成功率,奖金和支付时间表.
- 在CVC索赔结果中发现潜在的种族差异.
- 检查否认特征及其与受害者人口统计和受害者类型的相关性.
主要方法:
- 从伊利诺伊州总检察长办公室获得CVC数据 (2012年1月至2024年7月).
- 根据种族,受害者机制以及拒绝索赔的原因进行了分层.
- 分析的重点是申请批准率,奖励金额和支付时间.
主要成果:
- 在42,477个CVC索赔中,有16,935个 (39.9%) 的索赔被授予.
- 黑人申请人是被拒绝申请的最大群体 (37.7%),近一半被拒绝的"受害者不当行为"涉及黑人申请人 (42.5%).
- 平均案件结案时间为345至405天.
结论:
- 伊利诺伊州的犯罪受害者赔偿计划存在重大差异,
- 基于"受害者不当行为"的高拒绝率需要进一步调查和有针对性的支持.
- 帮助幸存者掌握 CVC 计划并确保公平获得赔偿至关重要.
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