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school officials and social services agencies on the other. Jurisdictions having success with
prosecutions emphasize this as among the most significant factors in such success.
Recommendation: That school personnel and social service workers be provided
objective and accurate information on ritual crime.
The greatest problem reported by employees in social services and schools who work with
young people on a regular basis is the lack of accurate information on ritual crime. Objective
information, consistent with the findings of this report, should be made available to persons
who deal with youth and are concerned about potential involvement in dangerous cults. The
Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services is
the appropriate agency for dissemination of such information.
Recommendation: That the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
establish a definitional standard and review development of a separate reporting
category for ritual crime.
While law enforcement personnel in Virginia (including those officers who are responsible for
investigating these types of crimes) oppose implementation of a separate reporting category
for ritual crime at present, DCJS should define a standard for crimes that might fall into this
category and review the potential usefulness of separate reporting in the future.
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