Static-2002 coding rules (2009) - Static-99

Category 4: Relationship to Victims
are listed below for female victims, though meant to imply all male counterparts
as well, such as wife’s uncle instead of wife’s aunt, wife’s brother instead of
wife’s sister, etc.):
Any step-relations where the relationship lasted less than two
essentially consecutive years
Daughter of live-in girlfriend/boyfriend (less than two essentially
consecutive years living together before abuse begins)
Nephew’s wife
Second cousins
First cousins once removed
Wife’s aunt
Wife’s sister
Wife’s cousin
Wife’s niece
Decisions about borderline cases (e.g., step-brother’s wife who lives in another
town) should be guided by a consideration of the psychological relationship
existing prior to the sexual assault. If an offender has been living with the victim
in a family/paternal/fraternal role for two essentially consecutive years prior to the
onset of abuse, the victim and the offender would be considered related.
Becoming “Unrelated”
If an offender was given up for adoption (removed, etc.) at birth (mother and child
having no contact since birth or shortly after) offends against the mother (sister,
brother etc.) and she was a complete stranger that the offender could not
recognize (facial recognition) as family, these biological family members could
count as “Unrelated Victims.” This would only happen if the offender did not
know the victim was a family member.
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