This paper focuses on the counseling framework developed for the Victim Counseling Program for post-rape victims, the steps in the judicial process, reactions of victims to court, and victim counseling techniques during the court process. Presented at NAWDAC Conference, Chicago, April, 1974. (Author/PC)

A survey of public defender programs found that an increasing number of social workers are providing assistance at the time when the offender is awaiting disposition of a case. It was also found that they are in a position to influence the treatment and rehabilitation of the indigent offender. (Author/BW)

This is the 1970-71 annual report of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Summaries of court decisions as a result of Legal Defense Fund (LDF) action are included in the areas of education, employment, legal problems of prominent black individuals, and problems of indigent minorities. Activities of special project areas within LDF are included, as well…

This document presents the results of a systematic study of the impact of student legal services on correctional institutions. Legal service projects were established in three New England prisons to assess the validity of the legal problems claimed by prison inmates and to process those found to be worthwhile. What resulted was a cataloging of the…

The alien's right to representation often makes the crucial difference between his being able to remain and being deported. Regulations have been issued as to classes of persons who are authorized to represent the alien. These include attorneys, law students and law graduates, reputable individuals, accredited representatives of recognized…

Reviewed are eleven desirable features of a citizen advocacy program for the mentally retarded, and considered are approaches to guardianship used in Sweden and California. (CL)

Descriptions of realistic incidents in which a deaf person can be legally abused due to a lack of knowledge regarding his personal rights. (RD)

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund was formed in 1939 in order to enable the NAACP to secure tax-exempt funds to help finance its legal program and activities. In the 1950s, however, the tax-exempt status of the Fund was questioned; it therefore became independent of the NAACP. (Author/MC)

A discussion of how legal services are becoming more responsive to the needs of the elderly with focus on job training and opportunities for lawyers, paralegals, and community service advisors (CSAs). (JT)

Guides college counselors who provide services to students with disabilities through pertinent legal, ethical, and clinical considerations. Counseling these students requires counselors to become sensitive to their unique issues and concerns. Of college students, 10% self-report a disability that substantially limits one or more major life…

Provides a snapshot of the debate on multidisciplinary practice within the legal field, explores what lessons legal educators should take away from the debate, and examines the curricular implications of those lessons. (EV)

Service-learning opportunities are prominent on many college campuses. The process of designing and implementing service-learning experiences, especially for students of gerontology, however, has rarely been addressed. The current article briefly reviews the background and utility of service-learning in gerontology courses, describes our…

Ten years ago I wrote an article on the Children's Order, which was coming into force in Northern Ireland in October 1996. I examined the principles behind the Children's Order and considered how these principles interacted with the practice of family mediation (at that stage I was Coordinator of the Family Mediation service). Since that date…

These hearings present testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Aging. The purpose of the meeting was to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide assistance for legal services projects for the elderly. In addition to testimony and statements from a variety of expert witnesses, a number of articles, publications, and written answers to…