National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Date Published
August 7, 2017
Recommendations for a victim-centered approach in responding to sexual assault cases.
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
Looking Ahead: The National Sexual Assault Policy Symposium
Date Published
February 22, 2017
The National Institute of Justice, through the Forensic Technology Center of Excellence, hosted Looking Ahead: The National Sexual Assault Policy Symposium on September 8-9, 2016, in Washington, DC.
What Is a Sexual Assault Kit?
Date Published
January 2016
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Presentation,
Issue Overview
Practitioner Perspective on the Importance of Research - Interview at the 2010 NIJ Conference
Date Published
June 2010
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Interview
Impact of SANE Programs on Adult Sexual Assault Investigation and Prosecution - Presentation to NIJ
Date Published
March 2009
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Presentation
Untested Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases
Date Published
March 17, 2016
Many jurisdictions across the country are looking at the issue of sexual assault evidence that has not been submitted to a crime lab for testing
Social Science Research on Forensic Science: The Story Behind One of NIJ's Newest Research Portfolios
Date Published
July 1, 2015
In 2005, NIJ began funding social science research on issues relating to forensic science, initiating an entirely new line of research.
Organizing and Transferring SANE/SAFE/SART Knowledge and Best Practices
Date Published
November 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
Five Things About Sexual Assault Kits
Date Published
April 26, 2015
Forensic Evidence and Criminal Justice Outcomes in a Statewide Sample of Sexual Assault Cases
Date Published
July 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Building Young Researchers in the Trenches
Date Published
October 1, 2014
Delivery and Evaluation of Sexual Assault Forensic (SAFE) Training Programs
Date Published
March 2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Sexual Assault: Obtaining DNA From Evidence Collected up to a Week Later
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Not Required
Forensic Aspects of Elder Abuse
Event Dates
Location
Online
Event Type
Conference
Registration Status
Not Required
Physical Evidence, Forensic Evidence and the Prosecution of Sexual Assault
2013-NE-BX-0005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$134,980
Evidence, Sexual Assaults, and Case Outcomes: Understanding the Role of Sexual Assault Kits, Non-Forensic Evidence, and Case Characteristics
2013-NE-BX-0007
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2013
$499,956
Understanding the Neurobiology of Sexual Assault
Date Published
September 2, 2013
Evaluating the Work of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs in the Criminal Justice System: A Toolkit for Practitioners
Date Published
August 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Implementation of a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Practitioner Evaluation Toolkit
Date Published
August 2012
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Understanding DNA Testing in Sexual Assaults: NIJ's Ongoing Work in Massachusetts
Date Published
June 14, 2012
Sidebar to the article Solving Sexual Assaults: Finding Answers Through Research
Adolescent Sexual Assault Victims' Experiences with SANE-SARTs and the Criminal Justice System
Date Published
May 2011
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Solving the Problem of Untested Evidence in Sexual Assaults
Date Published
March 2, 2011
NIJ's forthcoming special report, The Road Ahead: Unanalyzed Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases, looks into ways to move sexual assault kits forward.
Drug-Facilitated Rape: Looking for the Missing Pieces
Journal
NIJ Journal
Date Published
April 2000
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Issue Overview