Sexual assault

Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence - Inventory, Tracking, and Reporting

Closing Date

May 31, 2016

It is not known how many unanalyzed sexual assault kits (SAKs) there are nationwide . Evidence from sexual assaults like weapons, bedding, clothing, and SAKs can be used to corroborate that a crime occurred, identify or eliminate a person suspected of perpetrating a crime, and ascertain whether a suspect may have been involved in other crimes. SAKs contain biological and trace evidence, along with other...

Longitudinal Cohort Study of Interpersonal Violence Among College-Aged Women and Men: Planning Phase

Closing Date

May 6, 2016

NIJ, in collaboration with other Federal agencies, is interested in funding a multi-year effort to conduct a nationally representative, longitudinal study examining long-term trajectories of risk for, experiences with, and recovery after experiencing violence among college-aged individuals. NIJ is broadly interested in victimization and violence experienced by college age individuals including sexual assault and rape, dating violence, stalking, violence committed by peers, and violence committed...

Assessing Different Levels and Dosages of The Shifting Boundaries Intervention To Prevent Youth Dating Violence In New York City Middle Schools: A Randomized Control Trial

Date Published

December 2015

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Moving Forward - How Research and Technology Are Expanding Sexual Assault Kit Testing

Date Published

January 2016

Agencies

NIJ

What Is a Sexual Assault Kit?

January 2016

NIJ Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Director Gerald LaPorte and Deputy Director Heather Waltke, along with Heather LaSalle, Forensic Examiner, DNA Casework Unit, from the FBI Laboratory explain what a sexual assault kit is and how it is used as part of a sexual assault investigation.

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How NIJ Is Building the Nation's Research Infrastructure

Date Published

October 2014

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Program/Project Description, Issue Overview

Agencies

NIJ

Evaluating Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs

Date Published

July 2013

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Technical Assistance, Program/Project Evaluation, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Agencies

NIJ

Dating Violence Among Latino Adolescents (DAVILA) Study

Date Published

June 2013

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Fiscal Year 2012 Funding for DNA Analysis, Crime Laboratory Capacity Enhancement and Other Forensic Activities

Date Published

April 2014

Publication Type

Statistics, Report (Annual/Periodic)

Agencies

NIJ

Automating the Differential Digestion Method in the Analysis of Sexual Assault Cases Using Selective Degradation

Date Published

April 2013

Publication Type

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

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence Proceedings Meeting 7: Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Polaris Conference Room Conference Center, Concourse Level Washington, DC September 26 & 27, 1999

Date Published

September 1999

Publication Type

Conference Material

Agencies

NIJ

New Orleans Sexual Assault Evidence Project: Results and Recommendations

Date Published

June 2013

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation

Agencies

NIJ

Partners in Research: Lessons Learned in Los Angeles

Date Published

May 2013

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

National Institute of Justice Annual Report 2011

Date Published

January 2011

Publication Type

Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ

A Sexual Assault Kit Partnership

November 2015

NIJ Office of Investigative and Forensic Sciences Director Gerald LaPorte and Deputy Director Heather Waltke, along with Heather LaSalle, Forensic Examiner, DNA Casework Unit, and Tina Delgado, Chief, Biometrics Division from the FBI Laboratory discuss why the NIJ-FBI Sexual Assault Kit Partnership was created and how the partnership plans to shed light on the complexities of sexual assault cases, particularly kits that

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