Crime Victims Want Help, Not Just Punishment

The justice system is too punitive toward offenders and too neglectful of crime victims’ needs, according to a new national survey of victims. The survey of 1,537 victims of crime, culled from a representative sample of Americans and commissioned by the pro-reform Alliance for Safety and Justice, showed victims of crime by a wide margin favor rehabilitation over punishment while complaining that their own needs were rarely met with compensation or counseling. The survey was the first of its kind by the group in six years, but its findings echoed the earlier survey even though violence has surged in the meantime.

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