The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals

Chicago Chapter

Presents
“ The Godfather Meets Pretty Woman...
Sex, Lies and Prosecution: A Case Study”

Featuring Guest Speaker

Rachel Solov, Deputy District Attorney
San Diego District Attorneys Office
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Association of Threat Assessment Professionals
President
Thursday, January 21, 2010
8:00a.m. – Continental Breakfast & Networking
8:30a.m. – Program Presentation
The Adler School of Psychology
65 East Wacker Place
Chicago, IL
Wacker Place runs 3 short blocks between Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue,
Intersecting Michigan Ave. a block south of the Chicago River Bridge at Wacker
Drive. Garage parking is available next door (west side) or at the Grant Park Lot.

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Program Highlights
Ms. Solov's presentation of “The Godfather Meets Pretty Woman” illustrates beautifully both the genuinely
bizarre nature of stalking crimes she prosecutes, and the extraordinarily detailed and dedicated effort required
to successfully develop and prosecute these cases. In many instances, at least initially, the victim of domestic
abuse may be conflicted and take action counter to her best interest, endangering her own life and complicating
the prosecution effort. In all cases, the stakes are very high. Success incarcerates a dangerous person. A
missed-approach not only provides freedom, but likely serves to fuel a demonstrably dangerous person by and
escalating both their desire for revenge and sense of omnipotence over the law.

About the Speaker

Rachel Solov has been deputy district attorney since 1999. She is currently assigned to the Sex Crimes and
Stalking Division, where she is the sole prosecutor assigned to prosecute all female-victim domestic violence
stalking cases that occur in the County of San Diego. Ms. Solov has been prosecuting felony cases since 2000.
Highlights include guilty verdicts on a special circumstance murder case (People v. Gabriel Bradway) and a
multiple count one strike sexual assault case that was featured on NBC's Crime and Punishment (People v.
Joseph Villarino). Both of these cases featured stalking behavior prior to the commission of the crimes.
Gabriel Bradway was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Joseph Villarino was sentenced in
excess of 200 years to life.
Additionally, Ms. Solov prosecuted James Joseph Cain for the stalking and murder of his ex-girlfriend, Judith
Philips. This was a death penalty case which received national attention. The defendant pled guilty prior to
trial and was sentenced to life without parole plus an additional 30 years.

In 2003, Ms. Solov authored “ Closing Argument in DUI Cases”, for the California District Attorneys
Association's 2003 version of it's Driving Under the Influence Prosecution Manual. Ms. Solov is coordinator
of San Diego's Stalking Case Assessment Forum, which focuses on a multi-disciplinary approach to assessing
and managing threat and stalking cases.

Ms. Solov served as president of the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals
from February 2005 to February of 2009. She currently serves as the National President of the Association of
Threat Assessment Professionals, a position she assumed in August of 2009.

Ms. Solov routinely provides training to law enforcement in the area of stalking and threat assessment. For the
past five years, Ms. Solov has taught The Law of Threats for the California District Attorney's Association's
(CDAA) Domestic Violence and Stalking Symposium. For the past four years, Ms. Solov has been an
instructor for CDAA's Trail Advocacy Course. She has taught Prosecuting Stalking Cases, and has presented
for the Arizona Chapter, Northern California, and Great Plains Chapters of the Association of Threat
Assessment Professionals as well as for the Association's Annual Threat Management Conference. Most
recently, she and the San Diego Stalking Unit were featured in a BBC special on stalking entitled, Murder in
Slow-Motion. She has also provided commentary for CNN's Anderson Cooper 360.

Ms. Solov graduated form the University of San Diego School of Law in My of 1998, where she was the
Executive Editor of the Law Review. While attending law school, Ms. Solov interned at both the San Diego
County District Attorney's office and the California Attorney General's San Diego office.

In 1995, Ms. Solov graduated Cum Laude with a major in Political Science from San Diego
State University. While attending San Diego State University, she volunteered with the San
Diego District Attorney's Office of Victim's of Crime Unit, specifically working with victims of
domestic abuse. Additionally, Ms. Solov served as vice-president of the Mortar Board
National Senior Honor Society, and served on the San Diego State University Honors Council.