2009 Volume 32 Issue 1 Pages 52-61
In this paper, I first examined the documentation related to the crime victims compensation system in the State of New York, which is the most advanced in the world. Restitution theory, the worker's compensation theory, and the public assistance theory（social security theory）are generally regarded as the foundation of this system. The aim of my analysis was to find out whether a particular theory dominates the functioning of the crime victims compensation system of the State of New York. Next, I compiled statistics of the crime victims compensation system. Moreover, I tried to examine the actual administrative operations of the state system and whether it is consistent with the documentation.
The results of my study indicated that the worker's compensation theory has become the backbone of the crime victims compensation system.
This result is similar to a study that I conducted ten years ago.
