A New Approach to Utilizing Evidence from Sexual Assault Kits in Texas: Benefits and Costs of a Universal Testing Statute
2016-IJ-CX-0019
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$235,794
Rape and sexual assault
Rapid Extraction of Sperm from Sexual Assault Kits
2016-DN-BX-0161
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$209,408
Trauma-informed interventions for justice-involved youth: A meta-analysis
2016-MU-MU-0065
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2018
$74,998
State of Georgia Sexual Assault Kit Tracking and Reporting Project
2016-DN-BX-K014
Open
Funding First Awarded
2016
$1,487,656
Montana Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking and Reporting Program
2016-DN-BX-K013
Open
Funding First Awarded
2016
$284,500
Examining an Integrated Bystander and Alcohol Program for Sexual Assault Perpetration: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial
2016-R2-CX-0048
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$150,000
Typing Highly Degraded DNA Using Circularized Molecules and Target Enrichment
2016-DN-BX-0154
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$682,474
Non-fatal Intimate Partner Violence Against LGB Individuals: Exploring Victims' Use of Formal and Informal Services Through Analysis of Existing Data Sources
2016-V3-GX-0008
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$134,520
A rotational platform-driven microdevice for differential separation, purification, & amplification of sexual assault forensic samples
2016-NE-BX-0002
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$676,460
Characterization and Classification of Sexual Assault Lubricants using Direct Analysis in Real Time at Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
2016-NE-BX-0001
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$324,082
Progress on Testing Sexual Assault Kits
Date Published
September 2016
Agencies
NIJ
Progress on Testing Sexual Assault Kits
September 2016
Members from the Nevada Sexual Assault Kit Backlog Working Group describe the importance of using a multidisciplinary, victim-centered approach in addressing complex issues that arise while responding to sexual assault. The team also describes the importance of utilizing available resources, including research and federal support from the National Institute of Justice, in making progress towards processing untested sexual assault kits.
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A Conversation With Natasha Alexenko, Founder of Natasha's Justice Project
September 2016
Natasha Alexenko tells her story as a sexual assault survivor and advocate. Building from her presentation at the National Sexual Assault Policy Symposium in September 2016, she also speaks about the need for a multidisciplinary approach to improve sexual assault response and highlights NIJ’s role in supporting these efforts.
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Law Enforcement Perspectives on Sex Offender Registration and Notification: Supplemental Report on Open-Ended Responses on Policy Recommendations
Date Published
July 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
National Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) Implementation Inventory, Preliminary Results
Date Published
July 2016
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Characterization and Quantification of Microbial Degradation of Sexual Lubricants
2016-DN-BX-0005
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$50,000
Characterization of personal and condom lubricants using DART-TOFMS and comprehensive-GC-MS
2016-DN-BX-0004
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$50,000
Understanding the Health Consequences of Sexual Victimization: Assessing the Impact of Social and Economic Factors
2016-R2-CX-0016
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2016
$32,000
Notifying Sexual Assault Victims When Evidence Is Tested - Interview With Dr. Noel Busch-Armendariz
Date Published
April 2014
Agencies
NIJ
The Importance of Victim Cooperation in Solving Sexual Assaults - Interview With Dr. Bill Wells
Date Published
April 2014
Agencies
NIJ
Importance of Collaboration Between Researchers and Practitioners in Sexual Violence Research - Interview at the 2010 NIJ Conference
Date Published
June 2010
Agencies
NIJ
Sex Offenders in the Community: Post-Release, Registration, Notification and Residency Restrictions - Panel at the 2010 NIJ Conference
Date Published
June 2010
Agencies
NIJ
Sexual Violence Research 15 Years After VAWA - Panel at the 2010 NIJ Conference
Date Published
June 2010
Agencies
NIJ
A Sexual Assault Kit Partnership
Date Published
November 2015
Agencies
NIJ