Victim compensation programs seek to alleviate adverse effects of victimization and repay victim losses. A few studies have concluded that US compensation programs are under-utilized because victims are unaware of such programs and police officers overlook sharing the information. The present study sought to further explore this issue from the perspective of state compensation directors and police executives. Survey respondents were asked their opinions about police officers’ basic knowledge of victims’ compensation programs, reasons for under-utilization of the programs, and the most effective ways to inform victims of their right to compensation. Surveys were administered to 38 state compensation directors and 23 law enforcement executives from across the US. Survey results confirmed the belief that many eligible victims are not receiving compensation and that better training of patrol officers on compensation eligibility and benefits was needed. However, just one in 10 of the state directors implicated police failure to notify victims as a major reason for victims not filing claims. The consensus of both police administrators and state compensation directors was that, while patrol officers should be tasked with providing basic notification of compensation availability, it is important that victim advocates and police detectives follow up with more detailed information in the days following victimization. Policy implications and future directions for research are discussed in light of the findings.

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美国执法部门在受害者赔偿传播中的作用

受害者赔偿计划旨在减轻受害的不利影响并补偿受害者的损失。一些研究得出的结论是，美国的赔偿计划没有得到充分利用，因为受害者不知道这些计划，而警察也忽视了分享信息。本研究试图从国家赔偿主管和警察行政人员的角度进一步探讨这个问题。调查受访者被问及他们对警察对受害者赔偿计划的基本了解、计划利用不足的原因以及告知受害者他们获得赔偿的权利的最有效方法的意见。对来自美国各地的 38 名州赔偿主管和 23 名执法人员进行了调查。调查结果证实了这样一种信念，即许多符合条件的受害者没有得到赔偿，需要对巡逻人员进行关于赔偿资格和福利的更好培训。然而，只有十分之一的州董事将警方未通知受害者作为受害者未提出索赔的主要原因。警察管理人员和国家赔偿主管的共识是，虽然巡逻人员的任务是提供基本的赔偿通知，但重要的是受害者权益保护者和警察侦探在受害后的几天内跟进更详细的信息。根据研究结果讨论了政策影响和未来研究方向。然而，只有十分之一的州董事将警方未通知受害者作为受害者未提出索赔的主要原因。警察管理人员和国家赔偿主管的共识是，虽然巡逻人员的任务是提供基本的赔偿通知，但重要的是受害者权益保护者和警察侦探在受害后的几天内跟进更详细的信息。根据研究结果讨论了政策影响和未来研究方向。然而，只有十分之一的州董事将警方未通知受害者作为受害者未提出索赔的主要原因。警察管理人员和国家赔偿主管的共识是，虽然巡逻人员的任务是提供基本的赔偿通知，但重要的是受害者权益保护者和警察侦探在受害后的几天内跟进更详细的信息。根据研究结果讨论了政策影响和未来研究方向。虽然巡逻人员的任务是提供基本的赔偿通知，但重要的是受害者权益倡导者和警探在受害后的几天内跟进更详细的信息。根据研究结果讨论了政策影响和未来研究方向。虽然巡逻人员的任务是提供基本的赔偿通知，但重要的是受害者权益倡导者和警探在受害后的几天内跟进更详细的信息。根据研究结果讨论了政策影响和未来研究方向。