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Notifying Sexual Assault Victims After Testing Evidence

Publication Date: 2016
File: Notifying_Sexual_Assault_Victims.pdf
Abstract:
In 2011, after a competitive selection process, NIJ awarded grants to the Wayne County (Detroit), Michigan Prosecutor's Office and to the Houston Police Department to look at the issue of sexual assault kits (SAKs) that had not previously been sent to a crime laboratory for DNA testing. The overarching goal of this project was to identify effective, sustainable responses regarding previously… (read more)
Tag(s):
lessons learned, sexual assault, trauma-informed, trauma informed
Author(s):
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)