Abstract
On 17 August 1985 the District Attorney's office of Collin County, Texas established a victim-witness assistance program, including a special program and staff to work with the victims of child sexual abuse. An examination of all child sexua; abuse cases prosecuted from 1983 through 1989 revealed that, subsequent to the introduction of the victim-witness program, the success rate at trial for cases of child sexual abuse almost doubled, from 38 percent to 72 percent; defendants were more likely either to plead guilty to or to be convicted of the more serious charge of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child; and the penalties assessed offenders increased significantly.
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