ANN ARBOR—Bureaucratic hurdles and racial disparities restrict access to victim compensation for adult survivors of sexual assault, deepen justice system inequities and compound trauma. The absence of police verification of a crime is the primary reason for rejection, representing 34.4% of disapproved requests—which account for roughly 8 out of every 100 applicants, according to a… Continue reading Justice after trauma? Race, red tape keep sexual assault victims from compensation