Victim-Oriented
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Responses to
Statutory Rape

TRAINING
GUIDE

Sharon G. Elstein
Barbara E. Smith

American Bar Association
Center on Children and Law

U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
810 Seventh Street NW.
Washington, DC 20531

Janet Reno
Attorney General

Daniel Marcus
Acting Associate Attorney General

Laurie Robinson
Assistant Attorney General

Noël Brennan
Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Kathryn M. Turman
Director, Office for Victims of Crime

Office of Justice Programs
World Wide Web Home Page

Office for Victims of Crime
World Wide Web Home Page

For grant and funding information contact
U.S. Department of Justice Response Center
1–800–421–6770

OVC Resource Center
1–800–627–6872
OVC Resource Center Home Page

NCJ 178237

February 2000

This document was prepared by Sharon G. Elstein and Barbara E. Smith of the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law under grant number 97–VF–GX–K008, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

© 1998 American Bar Association. All rights reserved.

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed herein have not been approved by the House of Delegates or the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association and, accordingly, should not be construed as representing the policy of the American Bar Association. Nor does this represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Justice, the Office of Justice Programs, or the Office for Victims of Crime. Nothing contained in this book is to be considered as the rendering of legal advice for specific cases; readers are responsible for obtaining such advice from their own legal counsel. This book and any forms and agree-ments herein are intended for educational and informational purposes only.

Contents:

• Message From the Director

• Acknowledgments
  
  
• Introduction
  
  
• Increasing Reports: Collaboration Building and Outreach
  
  
  • Collaboration Building
    
    
  • Outreach
    
    
• Helping the Victim and Making the Case: A Collaborative, Multidisciplinary Approach
  
  
  • Investigative Strategies
    
    
  • Prosecution Strategies
    
    
  • Working With and Helping the Victim
    
    
  • Sentencing Strategies
    
    
• Conclusion
  
  
• OVC Information