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TECHBeat, November 2019

Date Published
November 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation

TECHBeat, October 2018

Date Published
October 2018
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Instructional Material, Technical Assistance

NIJ Journal Issue No. 275

Journal
National Institute of Justice Journal
Date Published
September 2015
Agencies
NIJ
Publication Type
Collected Work

How Collaboration Between Researchers and Police Chiefs Can Improve the Quality of Sexual Assault Investigations: A Look at Los Angeles

June 2011

Panelists discuss the application of research findings from an NIJ-sponsored study of sexual assault attrition to police practice in Los Angeles. There are three main focal points: (1) the mutual benefits of researcher/practitioner partnerships, (2) the implications of variation in police interpretation of UCR guidelines specific to clearing sexual assault (with an emphasis on cases involving nonstrangers), and (3) the content of specialized training that must be required for patrol officers and detectives who respond to and investigate sex crimes.