| Crime victim salvation provides government compensation to a victim in circumstances in which a victim has not received or will not receive recompense from an offender or another source for crime-related losses.With the realization on crime Victims especially the promotion of the victim rights movement in 20th century, most countries today have provided compensation to crime victims.But commentators have advanced five rationales to justify government programs compensating crime victims. Every theoretical justification will have a great effect on victim compensation programs.In our country, government has compensated victim in some special crimes, but the salvation has not been institutionalized or legalized. The foundation of government salvation programs is in keeping with the trend of protecting crime victim and will improve our criminal justice greatly. So, we should draw lessons from main developed countries' compensation programs especially from the United States, draw up a Code of Crime Victim salvation to construct and perfect the system of victim rights protection. |
