Sex offense investigations

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

Journal

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Date Published

December 2015

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Attitudes of Reporting Officers Extracted From Incident Reports Can Affect Rape Case Outcomes

Date Published

February 2024

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

Journal

Forensic Science International Genetics Supplement Series

Date Published

December 2015

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

Journal

Violence Against Women

Date Published

2019

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

Journal

Child Abuse & Neglect

Date Published

July 2019

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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

Journal

Forensic Science International-Genetics

Date Published

November 2018

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

Journal

Law and Human Behavior

Date Published

October 2017

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

Journal

Forensic Science International-Genetics

Date Published

May 2018

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

Journal

Forensic Science International-Genetics

Date Published

July 2018

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

Journal

Violence Against Women

Date Published

2018

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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

Journal

Law & Society Review

Date Published

2018

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

Journal

American Journal of Community Psychology

Date Published

2017

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Preliminary Classification Scheme of Silicone Based Lubricants Using DART-TOFMS

Journal

Forensic Chemistry

Date Published

May 2018

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

Journal

Educational Administration Quarterly

Date Published

2019

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The Link Between the SAMFE and Police Perceptions of Victim Credibility

Journal

Feminist Criminology

Date Published

April 2021

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Trauma-Informed Investigations for Sexual Assault Cases

Event Dates

April 26, 2022, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

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

Journal

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Date Published

March 2017

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Chemical Discrimination of Lubricant Marketing Types Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

Journal

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Date Published

2017

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Testing Previously Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits: What Are the Investigative Results?

Journal

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Date Published

August 2015

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Online Glossary Helps Professionals "Speak the Same Language" About Sexual Assault

Journal

Date Published

January 2017

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

Journal

Violence Against Women

Date Published

2017

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Determination of Victim Credibility by Adult and Juvenile Sexual Assault Investigators

Journal

Journal of Criminal Justice

Date Published

February 2015

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

Journal

Criminology & Public Policy

Date Published

May 2016

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Anogenital and Physical Injuries in Adolescent Sexual Assault Patients: The Role of Victim-Offender Relationship, Alcohol Use, and Memory Impairment

Journal

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Date Published

June 2017

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

Journal

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Date Published

March 2016

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