Chapter 5 · Law and justice
En person har skadats genom ett brott och söker brottsskadeersättning från staten. Vilken myndighet prövar ansökan?
A person injured through a crime applies for state criminal injuries compensation. Which authority assesses the application?
Correct answer: Brottsoffermyndigheten (Crime Victim Authority)
The Crime Victim Authority assesses eligibility for criminal injuries compensation. Being a crime victim does not automatically result in payment; the application is assessed under the compensation rules.
Key words
brottsskadeersättning · criminal injuries compensation
Source: Brottsoffermyndigheten: Sök ersättning · Du kan ha rätt till brottsskadeersättning
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Why this option does not fit
Polismyndigheten
Police receive reports and investigate crime but do not assess this compensation.
Kriminalvården
The Prison and Probation Service carries out sanctions, not criminal injuries compensation.
Åklagarmyndigheten
The prosecutor conducts the prosecution; a different authority assesses state compensation.