The general assembly finds and declares that: The number of victims of crime increases daily; These victims suffer undue hardship by virtue of physical, mental, and emotional injury or loss of property; Persons found guilty of causing such suffering are under a moral and legal obligation to make adequate restitution and restoration to those injured […]
The department shall, as a means of assisting in the rehabilitation of persons committed to its care, including persons placed in community correctional facilities or programs, establish programs and procedures whereby such persons may contribute toward restitution of those persons injured as a consequence of their criminal acts. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. […]
The department is authorized to establish a pilot program, when funds become available, in its correctional facilities to facilitate victim-initiated victim-offender conferences whereby a victim of a crime may request a facilitated conference with the offender who committed the crime, if the offender is in the custody of the department. After such a pilot program […]
