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A blanket party (also known as "locksocking") is a form of corporal punishment, hazing or retaliation conducted within a peer group, most frequently within the military or military academies. The victim (usually asleep in bed) is restrained by having a blanket flung over them and held down.
The Victim's Bill of Rights added Section 28 to Article 1 of the constitution. This section has since been substantially added to and amended by Marsy's Law, enacted in 2008. Section 28 granted victims of crime the right to restitution from the perpetrator unless there were "compelling and extraordinary reasons" to the contrary. It also ...
The California Victim Compensation Program (CalVCP) provides compensation for victims of violent crime who are injured or threatened with injury. Among the crimes covered are domestic violence, child abuse, sexual and physical assault, homicide, robbery, drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter. If a person meets eligibility criteria, CalVCP ...
Marsy's Law, the California Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008, enacted by voters as Proposition 9 through the initiative process in the November 2008 general election, is an amendment to the state's constitution and certain penal code sections.
In 1988, Sweden ratified the European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes and passed the Act on Visiting Bans Act on Counsel for Injured Party in 1988. Nowadays, crime victims may be represented by a legal advisor throughout the legal process under the provisions of the latter Act.
Four California fraternity brothers charged after setting pledge on fire during ‘skit’ at party: DA
The 2021-22 state budget package included funding $7.5 million for the California Forced or Involuntary Sterilization Compensation Program legislation, [25] to begin Jan. 1, 2022, administered by the California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB), for survivors of state-sponsored sterilization 1909 through 1979 [26] and survivors of involuntary ...
A memorial near a fire station in Rancho Tehama Reserve honors the victims of the 2017 mass shooting. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) A collection of painted stones left at the memorial.