SEXUAL ASSAULT IS DEFINED AS RAPE, SAME-SEX ASSAULT, CHILD SEX ABUSE, INCEST, AND ANY OTHER SEXUAL ACTIVITY WHICH A PERSON IS FORCED INTO WITHOUT HIS/HER CONSENT. THIS MANUAL PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR AGENCIES DEALING WITH SEXUAL ASSAULTS; IT IS PLANNED THAT THE GUIDELINES WOULD BE ADAPTED TO EACH PARTICULAR COMMUNITY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT SUCH FACTORS AS THE NEEDS OF THAT COMMUNITY, VARIATIONS IN SERVICES AVAILABLE, AND AGENCY SIZE. FIVE COMPREHENSIVE CHAPTERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL, COVERING THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CRIMES; THE MEDICAL TREATMENT OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS; COUNSELING THE VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT; THE PROSECUTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CRIMES; AND THE CHILD AS VICTIM....DMC