THE DALLAS COUNTY PROGRAM INVOLVES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DALLAS COUNTY PARKLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WHERE VICTIMS ARE TREATED; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, WHICH PROVIDES GYNECOLOGISTS TO CONDUCT EXAMINATIONS AT PARKLAND HOSPITAL; THE SOUTHWESTERN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCES, WHICH CONDUCTS LABORATORY TESTS AND PERFORMS AUTOPSIES OF VICTIMS; THE OFFICES OF THE STATES ATTORNEY; AND THE DALLAS WOMEN AGAINST RAPE, INC. (DWAR), WHICH OPERATES A RAPE CRISIS CENTER. AS OF 1976, AFTER 3 YEARS OF OPERATION, 123 CONVICTIONS HAD BEEN OBTAINED OUT OF 127 CASES PRESENTED IN A COURT OF LAW. ASPECTS OF INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT COVERED INCLUDE: DETAILS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF A SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WOMAN; PROTOCOLS AND FORMS FOR EXAMINATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND COLLECTION OF MEDICAL SPECIMENS; PROCEDURES FOR THE FORENSIC AUTOPSY OF A FEMALE RAPE-MURDER VICTIM; PROCEDURES FOR MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF AN EVIDENTIAL CHAIN OF CUSTODY; SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL SPECIMENS TO CORROBORATE THE ALLEGATION; AND A DISCUSSION ON ESTABLISHING A PEER COUNSELING RAPE CRISIS CENTER BASED ON THE DWAR CENTER. A LIST OF RECOMMENDED READING MATERIAL IS APPENDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED).