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Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiatives and Non-investigative Kits

Publication Date: 2017
File: Sexual_Assault_Kit_Testing_Initiatives.pdf
Abstract:
Sexual assault kits (SAKs) are collected as evidence in sexual assault investigations and may contain DNA evidence that can assist in the investigation of sexual assault cases. Many jurisdictions have implemented alternative reporting and non-reporting options that allow victims to obtain a medical forensic exam while delaying or foregoing a report to law enforcement, and offer them the… (read more)
Tag(s):
law enforcement, sexual assault, trauma informed, trauma-informed, victim services
Author(s):
Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)