VRLC Products

New National Manual :
Beyond the Criminal Justice System: Using the Law to Help Restore the Lives of Sexual Assault Victims
A Practical Guide for Attorneys and Advocates

Beyond the Criminal Justice System: Transforming Our Nation's Response to Rape (A Practical Guide to Representing Sexual Assault Victims): The Victim Rights Law Center's Attorney Practice Manual provides a detailed analysis of the legal needs of sexual assault survivors, applicable Massachusetts and federal laws, and tips on how to make existing law work for survivors. While the manual is concentrated on Massachusetts law, it is an appropriate resource for sexual assault Advocates nationwide.
National Attorney Practice Manual: please contact Jessica Mindlin at jmindlin@victimrights.org to request a copy of the manual.

VRLC Massachusetts Attorney Practice Manual Supplement: Representing the Civil Legal Needs of Minor Victims of Sexual Assault [Coming Soon]
2006 VRLC Direct Services Brochures English Spanish Portuguese
VRLC Direct Services Brochures French Creole [coming soon]
VRLC Civil Legal Issues Screening Tool
VRLC Products to Help Integrate Civil Legal Services into a Coordinated Community Response to Sexual Assault

Survivors' Stories: a 35-minute film portraying a sexual assault and its aftermath on a college campus. It captures the social setting in which many sexual assaults take place — generally among friends and acquaintances and involving alcohol. We encourage everyone to watch this film, especially students and education professionals, so that you can see for yourself how rape impacts multiple lives. In the film, after the sexual assault, the victim gradually seeks help — first from friends, then a nurse, then a private attorney, then counselors, police and prosecutors. Meanwhile the assailant gradually has his world break down around him and is eventually forced to leave school. The film will help you learn about the medical, social and legal consequences of sexual assault, and help you to minimize these consequences in your own life. Please contact us if you are interested in viewing this video.