http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/probono/directory.html#
A directory of pro bono (free) lawyers from the
American Bar Association.
http://www.lexisone.com/legalresearch/legalguide/states/states_resources_index.htm
State
resources such as judicial and legislative websites for all
states.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/help/rape.htm
Information
on rights and services provided to victims of sexual assault
and rape.
http://www.aardvarc.org/victim/
Victim assistance information from aardvarc.
http://www.nsvrc.org/
national
sexual violence resource center
"The National
Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is a comprehensive
collection and distribution center for information,
statistics, and resources related to sexual violence. It
serves as a resource for state, territory, and tribal
anti-sexual assault coalitions, rape crisis centers, allied
organizations, community projects, policy-makers, government
entities, media, educators, health care providers and others
working to address and eliminate sexual assault."
http://www.rin.lsc.gov/rinboard/rguide/pdir1.htm
Free legal
aid in your area: The United States Congress established the
Legal Services Corporation to provide low-income Americans
access to civil legal aid.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/states.htm
National Registry of Sex Offenders. You can view
photographs and names of registered offenders by State and
City in many areas of the US.
http://forums.delphiforums.com/perlaw/start
This is a
forum run by a judge in Georgia and frequented by attorneys in
other states. It might be a good place to ask
here. (Like with Yahoo, you'll need a free
membership with Delphi to access this service.) Another option
is checking with your local rape crisis center to see if you
qualify for victims' compensation. This varies from state to
state and there are rules and requirements.
http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/results.pl?co=lawcrawler.findlaw.com&topic=fa/fa63a3ac52a8ce64fdd2c2df125ebef9
Rape shield law definition
Laws limiting use of prior sexual history of rape
victim.
http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/scripts/lc.pl?entry=sexual+assault+and+rape+and+laws&sites=library
Documents on sexual
assault and rape
http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/scripts/lc.pl?entry=sexual+assault+and+rape+and+laws&sites=findlaw.com
Find law site – sexual
assault and rape laws
http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/scripts/lc.pl?entry=%22rape+shield%22+law&sites=findlaw.com
Rape shield law- protecting the sexual history of the
victim.
http://www.trynova.org/Victims/victimizationcontents_page2.html
Table of
contents:On this page you can find the following 2 links of
special interest:
http://www.trynova.org/Victims/crimeservices_programs.html
What are
Crime Victim Services? A variety of programs exist to serve
crime victims and witnesses. The programs are not the
same in all communities, and there may be areas, such as rural
communities, where it may be more difficult to find victim
services. Some people have had a hard time obtaining
services, perhaps because the program they contacted did not
have staff that was trained or qualified to provide
individualized services, or for some other reason. A
victim who is turned away or refused crime victim assistance
services should contact the National Organization for Victim
Assistance at 800-232-6682 to report the problem. Most
crime victims, with information and persistence, are likely to
be able to find help.
http://www.trynova.org/Victims/find_help.html
Where to find
help: The easiest way to find a community-based victim
assistance program is to call the National Crime Victim
Information and Referral Hotline, operated by the National
Organization for Victim Assistance. The toll-free number
is 800-879-6682 (voice 24 hours a day; TTY Monday - Friday,
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time).
http://www.trynova.org/Victims/crime_services.html
Victim
assistance services- The most valuable asset of good victim
assistance programs will be their knowledgeable and
compassionate staff members, who often work very hard on
behalf of those affected by crime. They may be called by
various titles (victim advocate, victim counselor, victim
specialist, rape crisis counselor, etc.).
http://www.trynova.org/Victims/statecrime_numbers.html
state-wide phone
numbers for crime victim compensation agencies, which can
provide information on applying for reimbursement of certain
expenses incurred by victims or survivors in the aftermath of
a crime.
http://www.nsvrc.org/
The links
section supplies the official website of each
state. The first thing to do is click on the state you
live in and then click on the word search and type in
rape. You can also find legal information on your
state. Use the search engine and type in rape and
laws.
http://www.ndaa-apri.org/publications/apri/violence_against_women.html
Use this manual for
prosecution in ghb and date rape drug cases. (click here and
scroll down).
http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/results.pl?co=lawcrawler.findlaw.com&topic=fa/fa63a3ac52a8ce64fdd2c2df125ebef9
This site is a legal
dictionary on findlaw.com directed to a law limiting use of
evidence of previous sexual activity of the
victim.
Current
events:
http://writ.corporate.findlaw.com/dorf/20030723.html
Kobe Bryant article on the rape shield law from a legal
stand point.
Below is the
link to Cornell law search engine (info on feminist
jurisprudence).