With the development of victimology as well as growing concerns for the rights of underprivileged groups, the status of crime victims has increasingly risen. A large number of countries have enacted laws to protect victims. For instance, Japan adopted ‘the Crime Victim Benefits Payment Act’ in 1980, which was the first country in Asia having established a crime victim compensation system. Later, Japan adopted ‘the Basic Act on Crime Victims’ in 2004, and amended other relevant Acts between 2007 and 2008. In Taiwan, the earliest law regarding crime victims, the so-called ‘Crime Victims Protection Law’, was adopted only in 1998. More than ten years later, in 2009, articles amending this law went through the entire three-reading procedure, which is one step further towards crime victims’ protection. This study investigates the differences of the crime victim protection systems between Taiwan and Japan by comparing and reviewing the legislative contexts; the relevant laws; the efficiency; and their implementation, thus aiming at a better promotion of the crime victim protection in Taiwan.

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