Financial Support for Victims of Crime: A Quick Guide for Corrections and Community Supervision Officers
This brief from the National Reentry Resource Center outlines the role that corrections, probation, and parole officers can play in informing victims of the supports to which they are entitled and how they can pursue restitution, compensation, or other means of financial support. In the case of restitution—where victims are repaid directly by the person who committed the crime against them—repayment establishes a sense of accountability for the person who committed the crime by creating a concrete link between the offense and the harm caused to the victim.
The CSG Justice Center prepared this document for the National Reentry Resource Center with input from the National Center for Victims of Crime.
Biden released a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan that would have specific implications for the criminal justice system’s…
Read More
A new resource center to help states improve their ability to effectively order, collect, disburse, and fulfill restitution…
Read More
START NOW is a skills-based, manual-guided group psychotherapy program that was developed to help people in the justice…
Read More
What Biden’s COVID-19 Rescue Plan Could Mean for People in the Justice System
Biden released a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan that would have specific implications for the criminal justice system’s pandemic response.
Read More
New Center Offers Free Assistance to Improve Victim Restitution Processes
A new resource center to help states improve their ability to effectively order, collect, disburse, and fulfill restitution sentences.
Read More
How One Psychiatrist is Helping People in the Justice System with a Free, Online Resource
START NOW is a skills-based, manual-guided group psychotherapy program that was developed to help people in the justice system manage their behavioral health needs.
Read More
How States Can Dismantle Employment Barriers for People with Criminal Records
A new report from the CSG Justice Center highlights the nearly 30,000 collateral consequences that affect a person’s ability to find and retain meaningful employment after a criminal conviction, and a new playbook outlines the steps states can take to dismantle these barriers.
Read More
How One County Jail Maintains a 30% Population Drop
Delaware County, OH, has steadily reduced the jail population since March 2020.
Read More
Rethinking Competency to Stand Trial: A Complicated Road to Mental Health Treatment
An inside look at why improving competency to stand trial is more important than ever.
Read More