The Denial of Victimisation: An Investigation into the Eligibility of People with Criminal Records for Statutory Victim Compensation in the UK.

有未花掉的犯罪记录的个人受到许多附带后果的影响，这将惩罚延伸到刑事量刑之外。刑事伤害赔偿管理局(CICA)将有未用犯罪记录的人排除在政府资助的刑事伤害赔偿之外，就是这样的附带后果之一。该项目将调查英国政府关于有犯罪记录的个人在成为严重和暴力犯罪受害者时是否有资格获得法定赔偿的这一政策的影响。具体地说，它将探讨亚信如何应用2012年《刑事伤害赔偿计划》的条款，该计划规定，根据1974年《罪犯改过自新法案》未撤销定罪的人，其赔偿申请很可能被拒绝。自2012年以来，这种对受害者的否认影响了超过1.1万人，阻止了对本身有犯罪记录的受害者的经济援助和象征性承认。为了探讨否认受害的影响，将采取混合方法。在全面的文献回顾之后，该项目将利用定量的二级数据分析和半结构化访谈。二次分析将涉及亚信关于裁决、拒绝理由和裁决价值的公开可用透明度数据。根据这些数据，将确定和分析主要的授奖趋势，以辨别最常受到亚信资格限制影响的个人群体。随后，对有犯罪记录的严重和暴力犯罪受害者以及支持亚信申请者的个人进行半结构化访谈，将更深入地了解否认受害的影响。将与向亚信提出赔偿申请和没有向亚信提出赔偿申请的人进行面谈，以便了解不提出索赔的理由。在详细了解否认受害的影响之后，该项目将考虑今后改革2012年刑事伤害赔偿制度的途径。改革考虑尤其相关，因为英国政府就可能修订资格规则进行了公众咨询(2022年)，该规则阻止大多数有未撤销刑事定罪的严重和暴力犯罪受害者获得赔偿。因此，该项目寻求设计一种知情的途径，以最大限度地减少2012年刑事伤害赔偿计划对有未花掉刑期的人造成的伤害，重点是减少二次受害者及其作为次要和不配得到的公民的待遇，同时承认亚信的限制，如财政限制。

Individuals with unspent criminal records are subject to numerous collateral consequences which elongate punishment beyond criminal sentencing. The exclusion of people with unspent criminal records from government-funded criminal injuries compensation by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is one such collateral consequence. This project will investigate the impacts of this UK Government policy concerning the eligibility of individuals with criminal records for statutory compensation when they are victims of serious and violent crime. Specifically, it will explore how CICA applies the provisions of the 2012 Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme which mandates that those who have unspent convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 are very likely to have their application for compensation rejected. This denial of victimisation has impacted over 11,000 individuals since 2012, preventing financial aid and symbolic recognition to victims who themselves have a criminal record. To explore the impacts of the denial of victimisation, a mixed methods approach will be adopted. Following a comprehensive literature review, the project will draw upon quantitative secondary data analysis and semi-structured interviews. The secondary analysis will concern publicly available CICA transparency data on award decisions, rejection reasons and award values. From this data, overarching awarding trends will be identified and analysed to discern the groups of individuals most frequently affected by CICA's eligibility restrictions. Subsequently, semi-structured interviews with people with criminal records who have been victims of serious and violent crime, and individuals who have supported applicants to CICA will provide a more in-depth understanding of the impacts of the denial of victimisation. Interviews will be conducted with both those who did and did not apply to CICA for compensation in order to also understand reasons for non-pursual of claims. After developing a detailed understanding of the impacts of the denial of victimisation, this project will consider avenues for the future reform of the 2012 Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Reform considerations are particularly pertinent as the UK government conducted a public consultation (2022) regarding potential revisions to the eligibility rule which prevents most victims of serious and violent crime with unspent criminal convictions from receiving compensation. Consequently, this project seeks to devise an informed route to minimize harm caused by the 2012 Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme to those with unspent convictions, with an emphasis on reducing secondary victimisation and their treatment as subaltern and undeserving citizens, whilst acknowledging CICA's limitations such as financial constraints.