Civil Remedies New Directions from the Field: Victims Rights and Services for the 21st Century, Bulletin #17: Civil Remedies This bulletin explains that victims
experience tangible costs of crime
estimated at $105 billion annually, plus
intangible costs of an estimated $345
billion annually. Civil remedies
compensate victims financially, empower
victims to exercise their rights, and can
have preventive effects. Attorneys, victim
service providers, and victims are often
unaware of the relief available through
civil lawsuits. August 1998; Free
(NCJ 172826); OVC.
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