While federal efforts to strengthen victim compensation are underway, states play a critical role in determining whether ...

Paula Humphrey displays some of the denial letters she received from the Ohio Victims of Crime Compensation Program after she was brutally assaulted in her Dayton home. Humphrey says she faced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 12—Families of Black homicide victims in the United States are more likely than any other group to seek financial assistance ...

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Families of Black homicide victims are more likely to file victim compensation claims but face disproportionately high denial rates, according to a Rutgers Health study. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

AG Kwame Raoul marks Crime Victims’ Rights Week, emphasizing Illinois victim services, Marsy's Law, and violence prevention ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Across the country, violent crime victims ...

Police tape off a street in Grand Blanc, Mich., after a shooting and fire at a church. Victims of crime often face a maze of legal and administrative barriers, making it hard to secure compensation or ...