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Title IX and School Employee Sexual Misconduct: How K-12 Schools Respond in the Wake of an Incident

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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The Link Between the SAMFE and Police Perceptions of Victim Credibility

Date Published

April 2021

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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NIJ-Sponsored

Just Science Podcast: Just Crossover Offending

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Date Published

September 2021

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NIJ

Just Science Podcast: Just Partially Tested Sexual Assault Kits

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Date Published

August 2021

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Proximity Ligation Real-Time PCR: A Protein-Based Confirmatory Method for the Identification of Semen and Sperm Cells From Sexual Assault Evidence

Date Published

November 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Why Police "Couldn't or Wouldn't" Submit Sexual Assault Kits for Forensic DNA Testing: A Focal Concerns Theory Analysis of Untested Rape Kits

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Sexual Assault Case Outcomes: Disentangling the Overlapping Decisions of Police and Prosecutors

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Evaluation of a Victim-Centered, Trauma-Informed Victim Notification Protocol for Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs)

Date Published

2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

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Testing Sexual Assault Kits Saves Money and Prevents Future Sexual Assaults

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Forensic Medical Results and Law Enforcement Actions Following Sexual Assault: A Comparison of Child, Adolescent and Adult Cases

Date Published

July 2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Sperm Cell Purification From Mock Forensic Swabs Using SOMAmer (TM) Affinity Reagents

Date Published

July 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Preliminary Classification Scheme of Silicone Based Lubricants Using DART-TOFMS

Date Published

May 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Using Social Network Analysis To Identify Successful Relationship Patterns Within Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs)

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Enhanced DNA Mixture Deconvolution of Sexual Offense Samples Using the DEPArray (TM) System

Date Published

May 2018

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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The National Problem of Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs): Scope, Causes, and Future Directions for Research, Policy, and Practice

Date Published

2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Forgotten Evidence: A Mixed Methods Study of Why Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs) Are Not Submitted for DNA Forensic Testing

Date Published

October 2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Accountability, Collaboration, and Social Change: Ethical Tensions in an Action Research Project to Address Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs)

Date Published

2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Confirmatory Detection of Sperm and Semen Via Proximity Ligation real-Time PCR

Date Published

December 2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Should Rape Kit Testing Be Prioritized by Victim-Offender Relationship? Empirical Comparison of Forensic Testing Outcomes for Stranger and Non-stranger Sexual Assaults

Date Published

May 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Chromosomal Duplications Along the Y-Chromosome and Their Potential Impact on Y-STR Interpretation

Date Published

July 2005

Publication Type

Report (Study/Research)

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The Use of Forensic Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations: Perceptions of Sex Crimes Investigators

Date Published

2017

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program FY 2003

Date Published

March 2005

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

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NIJ-Sponsored

Developing Empirically Informed Policies for Sexual Assault Kit DNA Testing: Is It Too Late to Test Kits Beyond the Statute of Limitations?

Date Published

March 2016

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

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Determination of Victim Credibility by Adult and Juvenile Sexual Assault Investigators

Date Published

February 2015

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

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Creating a Victim Notification Protocol for Untested Sexual Assault Kits: An Empirically Supported Planning Framework

Date Published

March 2017

Publication Type

Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored)

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NIJ-Sponsored