Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme

Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. This legal term is related to the United Kingom and/or the English Legal System.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme : A state scheme for awarding payments from public funds to victims who have sustained *criminal injury, on the same basis as civil damages would be awarded (See also compensation). Damage to property is not included in the scheme. The scheme is administered by a board that may refuse or reduce an award (1) if the claimant fails to cooperate in providing details of the circumstances of the in jury or in assisting the police to bring the wrongdoer to justice, or (2) because of the claimant’s activities, unlawful conduct, or conduct in connection with the injury. Dependants of persons dying after sustaining criminal injury may also claim awards. The board may apply for a county court order directing a convicted offender wholly or partly to reimburse the board for an award made. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1995 (in force from 1 April 1996) set out new rules for payment.

See also riot.