Increasing restitution for crime victims: A toolkit

Setting the Framework: incorporating restitution in an agency mission statement, issuing a clear directive to courts, and setting benchmarks for restitution;
Promoting Early Payment: creating the expectation and implementing statutory tools;
Making Payment Plans Work: gathering solid information, facilitating payment, and motivating defendants;
Dealing with Default: providing for sanctions and other consequences and;
Special Circumstances: relating to juvenile offenders and economic crime offenders.

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