Delays in Crime Victim Compensation in Illinois affect the most vulnerable.

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q1 SURGERY

American journal of surgery Pub Date : 2025-08-20 DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116579

Joy Ayemoba, Clarice Robinson, Rachel Nordgren, Myles Francis, Carla Galvan, Leon Sawh, Fatima Bouftas, Ezra Moos, Diane N Haddad, Marion C Henry, Carmelle V Romain, Kylie Callier, Phillip M Dowzicky, Tanya L Zakrison, Franklin Cosey-Gay, Charlotte Kvasnovsky

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Abstract

Introduction: Crime victim compensation (CVC) was developed to help individuals and families with expenses following violent injury. Administrative obstacles and potential biases may contribute to disparities in CVC. We explored rates of successful claims, award amounts and time to disbursement in Illinois.

Methods: We completed a freedom of information act request for CVC data from the Office of the Illinois Attorney General from January 2012 to July 2024. Results were stratified by race, mechanism of victimization and denial characteristics.

Results: We identified 42,477 claimants for CVC in Illinois during our study period. Of these claims 16,935 (39.9 %) were awarded. Black applicants composed the largest portion of denied claims (N = 9,055, 37.7 %) and comprised almost half of all claims denied based on 'victim misconduct' (N = 1,924, 42.5 %). Mean time to case closure ranged from 345 to 405 days following homicide.

Conclusion: Focused advocacy is needed to support survivors in pursuit of this program.

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伊利诺伊州的犯罪受害者赔偿延迟影响了最弱势群体。

犯罪受害者赔偿（CVC）是为了帮助个人和家庭在遭受暴力伤害后支付费用而制定的。行政障碍和潜在的偏见可能导致CVC的差异。我们研究了伊利诺伊州成功索赔的比率、赔偿金额和支付时间。方法：我们完成了伊利诺伊州总检察长办公室2012年1月至2024年7月的CVC数据的信息自由法请求。结果按种族、受害机制和拒绝特征进行分层。结果：在我们的研究期间，我们在伊利诺伊州确定了42,477名CVC索赔人。在这些索赔中，有16,935件（39.9%）得到了裁决。黑人申请人在被拒绝的索赔中占最大比例（N = 9055, 37.7%），几乎占所有因“受害者不当行为”而被拒绝的索赔的一半（N = 1,924, 42.5%）。从凶杀案发生到结案的平均时间为345至405天。结论：需要有针对性的宣传来支持幸存者追求这个项目。

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American journal of surgery 医学-外科

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

6.70%

发文量

570

审稿时长

56 days

期刊介绍： The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery. AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews.