NCJ Number
30600
Date Published
1974
Length
12 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS THAT IF SOCIETY ASSUMES SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING THE VICTIM 'WHOLE', IT SHOULD ALSO REQUIRE VICTIM BEHAVIOR THAT WILL DIMINISH TEMPTATION/OPPORTUNITY SITUATIONS FOR OFFENDERS.
Abstract
RECOMMENDED ARE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON CITIZEN DEFENSES AGAINST CRIMINALITY AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS WHICH MAKE VICTIM COMPENSATION CONTINGENT UPON ACTIONS NOT BEING CONTRIBUTORY TO THE CRIME. ALSO SUGGESTED IS THE NEED TO STUDY THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COMPENSATION AND CARELESSNESS, AND CARELESSNESS AND CRIMINAL INCENTIVES, AND TO CAREFULLY DEFINE STANDARDS OF CITIZEN BEHAVIOR QUALIFYING COMPENSATION FOR CITIZENS INJURED WHILE ASSISTING A LAW OFFICER OR WHILE RESTRAINING AN OFFENDER ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE.