Many are opposed to increased government and taxation. Others believe that compensation could actually increase crime as offenders justify committing crimes based on the fact that the victim will be compensated by the government. As far as the social insurance perspective goes, others say there is no reason why relatively safe suburban taxpayers should have to subsidize a compensation program predominantly catering to victims of poor, urban areas. Implementation Countries with compensation programs include Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Of these, New Zealand absorbed its victim compensation program into a comprehensive insurance scheme that covers any injury, accidental or otherwise.
Most states use penalties to fund their programs.
Most programs also allow surviving dependents of such persons to recover in the event of the victim's death. These requirements largely limit the size of the pool of eligible recipients. Some programs deny or reduce recovery for those victims who share some of the responsibility for precipitating the crime. Evaluation From the outset, victims face a huge hurdle in receiving compensation. Administrative policies seem to plague the programs.