This report debates the merits of adding a provision in Alberta that would provide compensation to persons who suffer injury as the result of the criminal acts of others. Among other things, this report considers the nature, extent and administration of a scheme for Alberta, as well as the cost of such a scheme, and makes several recommendations regarding its practical implementation. The ALRI report proposes that, the Legislature of Alberta should create a system whereby victims of violence can receive compensation, and that should victims die, the benefit of the compensation be awarded to their descendants. There should be no mean test for awards, and the compensation should reimburse victims for medical expenses and lost wages. The program should be administered by a Board of three persons. If the injury came while assisting in the arrest of an offender, the Board would have additional discretion to compensate the victim on other heads of damage (disfigurement, pain, etc.). The current (1968) increasing social awareness which encourages society to recognize new obligations such as cancer and tuberculosis treatment supports the ALRI’s position. Because civil and criminal procedures are usually at a loss to compensate victims for the crimes of others, the government should have a role to play. The costs of this program were calculated based on the performance of the program in Saskatchewan, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand. Projections suggest that the costs are not prohibitive.