Check how the crime was reported before a compensation application
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Record when and to whom the crime was reported, and any reason given for not cooperating with a law-enforcement request. Do not decide eligibility.
- What the lawyer must review
- 34 U.S.C. § 20102(b)(2) requires an eligible crime victim compensation program to promote victim cooperation with the reasonable requests of law enforcement authorities, except if a program determines such cooperation may be impacted due to a victim's age, physical condition, psychological state, cultural or linguistic barriers, or any other health or safety concern that jeopardizes the victim's wellbeing. The section does not state a number of hours within which a report must be made. 18 U.S.C. § 3771 gives rights in a federal criminal case, including the right to confer with the attorney for the Government, and is not the compensation-program rule. You apply the state program's reporting rule, which was not opened, beside subsection (b)(2).
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Do not begin AI assistance until the responsible lawyer has defined and confirmed its permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
- Confirm instructions and personal circumstances through appropriate direct engagement. Have the responsible lawyer assess safety, capacity or vulnerability concerns and escalation.
- Confirm the appropriate instructions, permissions and cultural context with the relevant people before using information or communicating the result.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.