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inlawrev-2442	Clark, Timothy V.; Webster, D. Robert	Indiana's Victim Compensation Act: A Comparative Perspective	1981	28	.pdf	application/pdf	11533	725	62	The earliest legal reference to victim compensation is found in the Code of Hammurabi enacted over four thousand years ago.' Other references are found in the Old Testament and the IliadJ^ Compensation of victims of crime was the exception, however; most ancient legal codes recognized the principle of restitution by the offender to the victim rather than compensation by state indemnification of crime victims. The two most commonly offered justifications suggest that the state has a duty or obligation to operate victim compensation programs.	cache/inlawrev-2442.pdf	txt/inlawrev-2442.txt