THE SEMINAR BROUGHT TOGETHER POLICE OFFICERS, LAWYERS, PSYCHIATRISTS, EDUCATORS, AND OTHERS TO DISCUSS THE NATURE OF FIRST-DEGREE (FORCIBLE) RAPE AND TO CONSIDER WAYS OF COMBATING THE RAPE PROBLEM IN NEW YORK. INCLUDED ARE DISCUSSIONS OF RAPE ANALYSIS, INVESTIGATION, AND PREVENTION FROM THE POLICE PERSPECTIVE; LEGAL ASPECTS OF RAPE (CORROBORATION, LAWFUL USE OF FORCE BY A VICTIM); PATTERNS OF RESISTANCE BY VICTIMS AND THEIR MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES; AND SOCIETY AND THE RAPIST; ALSO INCLUDED ARE A RAPE VICTIM'S ACCOUNT OF HER EXPERIENCES AND COMMENTS BY REPRESENTATIVES OF WOMEN'S GROUPS IN NEW YORK. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE APPENDED TO THE SEMINAR TRANSCRIPT: AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEMS OF PROOF PRESENTED BY NEW YORK CRIMINAL LAWS REGARDING RAPE; GUIDELINES FOR USE BY POLICE OFFICERS UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE OF A RAPE; GUIDELINES FOR INTERVIEWING RAPE VICTIMS; A PAPER ON HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE RAPE VICTIM; AND AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. FOR SELECTED READINGS, SEE NCJ 36402 AND 45828-45829. (LKM)