Victim Restitution Research Paper

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Victim restitution is when the offender of a crime is ordered by the justice system to reimburse a victim for harm or damages done. Reimbursement can be sought by victims for expenses related to medical expenses, therapy costs, prescription charges, counseling costs, lost wages, legal expenses, insurance deductibles, crime-scene clean up or repair, and lost or damaged property. All state level courts and the federal court system have various means in which victims can purse restitution (National Center for Victims of Crime, 2004). Some jurisdictions require victims’ who wish to seek compensation for damages as a result of crime, do so as a civil action against the offender, while other jurisdictions include restitution as part of the sentencing

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