Long-term spiritual functioning in adult Christian women who had been sexually abused as children was the focus of this study. The Religious Status Inventory was completed by 75 women divided into three groups: 33 abused clinical subjects, 20 nonabused clinical subjects, and 22 nonabused nonclinical subjects. The abused group demonstrated significantly lower spiritual functioning than both of the other groups on the total score as well as on four of the eight subscales of the RSI. There were no significant differences between the nonabused clinical group and the nonclinical control group. It appears that sexual abuse adversely impacts spiritual functioning in three broad areas: a sense of being loved and accepted by God, a sense of community with others, and trust in God's plan and purpose for the future.

Graduate programs in psychology and law are growing enormously in number and type. The Teaching, Training, and Careers Committee of the American Psychology-Law Society conducted a survey for the purpose of compiling a comprehensive guide to graduate programs in legal and forensic psychology. The resulting guide was intended to be a source of valuable information for prospective graduate students and faculty advising them and for the community of psychology-law educators and professionals who are developing and shaping the discipline. This article traces the history of program development in psychology and law and the process involved in developing the Guide to Graduate Programs in Legal and Forensic Psychology