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Name three (3) of the seven benefits afforded to victims by the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) program.

In State in the Interest of M.T.S., the court redefined the meaning of the term “consent”. What was that new definition of consent under M.T.S.?

Which bacteria may become aerosolized during dental procedures due to high-speed ultrasonic scaling of a patient’s teeth?

Explain why rape in native American culture (pre-Columbus) was perceived and treated differently than in other world cultures.

In New Jersey’s Lewdness statute, there are two (2) circumstances that will upgrade the offense of Lewdness to a more serious fourth degree crime. What are those two (2) circumstances?

What are the three (3) crucial issues that specifically pertain to interviewing child victims of sexual abuse?

In a “consensual overhear”, the victim engages in a police-recorded phone conversation with a suspect, who has already been interviewed or interrogated by police, in an attempt to obtain incriminating statements.

How did the courts, under the New Jersey sex crimes laws prior to 1979, tie the issue of force to the issue of resistance?

Current New Jersey sex crimes statutes (2C) define the term “intimate parts” by referring to particular areas of a victim’s body such as the vaginal area, the anal area, the breasts, buttocks, groin, inner thighs and lips of a person.

The intentional touching of a victim’s intimate parts becomes the crime of sexual contact if the touching was done for either of two (2) specific purposes. Name those two (2) purposes.