Victims' Service Programs Are Partially Funded by

question 22

Multiple Choice

Victims' service programs are partially funded by

• A) the 1987 Booth v.Maryland case
• B) the 1984 Victims of Crime Act
• C) the 1983 Office for Victims of Crime
• D) the 1982 President's Task Force on Victims of Crime

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