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of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
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Washington, DC 20531
Janet Reno
Attorney General
Daniel Marcus
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Laurie Robinson
Assistant Attorney General
Noël Brennan
Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Kathryn M. Turman
Director, Office for Victims of Crime
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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.
The Office for Victims of Crime is a component
of the Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the
Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics,
the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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the Office of Justice Programs, or the Office for Victims of Crime.
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of legal advice for specific cases; readers are responsible for
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