ABSTRACT
It has been a major purpose of this study to analyze the claim made by victim compensation's supporters that such programs will have an important positive impact on a victim's attitudes toward criminal justice and government, and on his likely future cooperation and participation. This chapter examines who applied for compensation and who did not, and what determined whether or not a claim was made. It determines who received an award and who did not, and what contributed to that outcome. The chapter analyzes the various, dominant measures of a victim's attitudes toward government, criminal justice, and the compensation process to determine what factors in each respondent's experience are associated with either his satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the system. It discusses the major indicators of a victim's likely future participation in government, criminal justice, and the compensation process, and assesses the determinants of that level of cooperation, as well.
