Victims of Crime Compensation and Assistance : Background and Funding.

Provides background and funding information on the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) established under P.L. 98-473, the Victims of Crime Act, to provide funding to State victim compensation and assistance programs. Discusses the Office for Victims of Crime authorization and caps; distribution of the CVF in F...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides background and funding information on the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) established under P.L. 98-473, the Victims of Crime Act, to provide funding to State victim compensation and assistance programs. Discusses the Office for Victims of Crime authorization and caps; distribution of the CVF in FY2005 and FY2006; Office for Victims of Crime activities to assist victims of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; selected bills introduced in the 108th Congress; and State legislative actions concerning victims of crime, including State funding approaches for victims services.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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