The Restitution Resource Center helps states improve their ability to effectively order, collect, disburse, and fulfill restitution sentences.
Victims frequently sustain financial losses as a result of the crimes committed against them. Repayment of those financial losses, or restitution, by the person who was convicted of the crime can be a crucial resource for victims. However, even when courts order people to pay restitution, there is no guarantee that the amount ordered will be collected.
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime has awarded The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center and the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI) funding to create a new resource center designed to help states improve their ability to effectively order, collect, disburse, and fulfill restitution sentences.
The Restitution Resource Center will help states improve the quality of their restitution systems by providing a central source for best practices and successful innovations in the field as well as facilitating peer networks and information exchange. Technical assistance will be available to select states as they seek to advance data collection and sharing, improve coordination between various agencies, and develop policies that enhance the management of restitution practices.
For information about receiving technical assistance through the Restitution Resource Center, please contact Olivia Koukoui at [email protected].
Restitution News
Key Staff
Grace Beil Call
Deputy Division Director, State Initiatives
Grace
Beil
Call
works
to
improve
the
administration
of
state
victim
programs—including
assistance,
compensation,
and
restitution—by
working
with
federal,
state,
and
local
leaders.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
a
visiting
fellow
for
the
Office
for
Victims
...
of
Crime
at
the
U.S.
Department
of
Justice
as
well
as
directed
the
Victims
of
Crime
Act
(VOCA)
program
for
the
Office
of
Crime
Victims
Advocacy
in
Washington
state.
Grace
also
previously
led
the
Utah
Coalition
Against
Sexual
Assault.
She
started
her
work
with
victims
as
a
volunteer
at
the
Rape
Recovery
Center
in
Salt
Lake
City,
Utah.
She
received
her
BS
in
gender
studies
from
the
University
of
Utah.
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Shundrea Trotty
Project Manager, State Initiatives
Shundrea
Trotty
leads
technical
assistance
efforts
to
states
improving
the
systemic
response
to
victims.
She
works
alongside
state
leaders
to
enhance
crime
victim
compensation
programs,
restitution
practices,
and
victim
assistance
funding
processes.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
...
director
of
Iowa
Services
and
Projects
with
Iowa
Coalition
Against
Sexual
Assault.
Having
worked
in
direct
service
for
over
20
years,
she
has
led
culturally
specific
programs
serving
communities
of
color
and
focusing
on
reentry,
reunification,
job
readiness,
and
employment.
Shundrea
started
her
career
in
grassroots
community
organizing
and
holds
a
BBA
from
William
Penn
University,
an
MPA
with
a
nonprofit
emphasis
from
Drake
University,
and
is
completing
a
doctorate
of
education
in
leadership
at
Drake
University.
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Olivia Koukoui
Senior Policy Analyst, State Initiatives
Olivia
Koukoui
provides
technical
assistance
to
jurisdictions
around
the
country
that
are
recipients
of
Innovations
in
Supervision
Initiative
and
Innovations
in
Reentry
Initiative
grants.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Olivia
worked
in
the
field
of
corrections,
starting
as
...
a
rehabilitation
counselor
for
the
Virginia
Department
of
Juvenile
Justice.
She
later
transitioned
into
the
role
of
probation
officer
for
Fairfax
County,
Virginia.
Most
recently
her
work
included
collecting,
investigating,
and
verifying
defendants’
background
information
to
compile
and
develop
reports
for
the
Circuit
Court,
including
sentencing
guidelines
and
recommendations
for
court
ordered
supervision.
Olivia
holds
an
MBA
from
the
University
of
Maryland
University
College,
and
a
BS
in
criminal
justice
from
Virginia
Commonwealth
University.
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