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According to crime statistics from the Department of Justice, 67 percent of sexual assault victims in 2008 were juveniles and an astonishing 93 percent of these victims knew their attackers. This is not news to veteran prosecutor Robin Sax. When she worked as a deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County specializing in sex crimes against children, she personally reviewed at least five new cases every day. In this county alone, there are some sixty prosecutors, all of whom deal with a similar caseload. What really happens when law enforcement decides to prosecute a child sexual assault case? In this revealing, informative, and disturbing book, Sax shows readers how the real criminal justice system works, in terms you rarely hear about on the news.
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ROBIN SAX IS . . .A Former Sex-Crimes D.A.Robin Sax is a former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney who specialized in prosecuting sex crimes against children. For over fifteen years Robin has prosecuted some of the most despicable defendants who committed the most heinous crimes.*As one of the prosecuting attorneys for the Child Sexual Assault division of the Los Angeles County Sex Crimes Unit, Robin worked with a multi-disciplinary team at UCLA's Rape Treatment Center/The Stuart House.*While working with law enforcement, victims' advocates, social workers, and members of the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services, she investigated and prosecuted hundreds of child sexual assault cases.A Legal CommentatorRobin has been a guest analyst and commentator for several national television shows, commenting on many hi-profile news stations, including CNN Larry King Live, HLN Nancy Grace, NBC Today Show, and Fox Geraldo at Large. She has commentated on high profile cases including Michael Jackson, Casey Anthony, Natalee Holloway, Stacy Peterson, Baby Grace, Jaycee Dugard, Bobby Cutts, OJ Simpson and others.*Robin is a partner in the Justice Interrupted advocacy radio show with Stacy Dittrich (police officer) and Susan Murphy Milano (violence expert). The Justice Interrupted team highlights cases that have not received the media attention they deserve and Robin, along with Stacy and Susan, advocate for victim's rights, appropriate sentences, and justice.*Through her Kid Scene Investigation programs, Robin teaches hundreds of parents how to get tech savvy, recognize the symptoms of Internet danger, identify cyber crimes and cyber bullying, and develop a personalized Internet protocol for their family.*Robin has been an expert for People Magazine, MomLogic, The Globe Newspaper and many other print and online publications.An AuthorRobin has written six books that draw upon her vast experience as a sex-crimes prosecutor, legal commentator, child advocate and parenting expert.*Titles include:* "Predators and Child Molesters: A Sex Crimes D.A. Answers 100 of The MostAsked Questions" (April '09)* "The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Criminal Justice System" (April '09)* "It Happens Every Day: Inside the Life of a Sex Crimes D.A.," (Fall '09)* "Women's Legal Lives: Reaching the Bar" (Book 1 in series-Spring '09)* "Women's Legal Lives: Raising the Bar" (Book 2 in series-Fall '09)* "Everything I Learned About Parenting I Learned In Court" (June '10)*Robin is a weekly contributor for Huffington Post and Psychology Today.*She is one of the founding authors of Women in Crime Ink (a blog about crime and media issues from women criminal justice professionals and authors).*Robin has a weekly SaxFacts blog and Newsletter found on www.robinsax.com, which is a weekly email update on all of Robin's media appearances, publications, appearances/a
