Bureaucratic hurdles and racial disparities restrict access to victim compensation for adult survivors of sexual assault, deepen justice system inequities and compound trauma. The absence of police verification of a crime is the primary reason for rejection, representing 34.4% of disapproved requests—which account for roughly 8 out of every 100 applicants, according to a new University of Michigan study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Justice after trauma? Race, red tape keep sexual assault victims from compensation
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