Justice After Trauma? Race, Red Tape Keep Sexual Assault Victims From Compensation

Feb. 19, 2026
Read time: <5 mins
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For many sexual assault survivors, the requirements to prove their case are so extensive that compensation remains out of reach. A U-M study of government claims filed by adult survivors found that Black and Indigenous women encountered greater paperwork demands and lower approval rates. In this study spotlight from the Institute for Social Research, sociologist Jeremy Levine examines what stands in the way of victim compensation.

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