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Oregon Clears Backlog Of More Than 5,000 Rape Kits
— Conrad Wilson, OPB TV, Oct 31, 2018
Oregon state has cleared its backlog of more than 5,000 previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits. Through this testing there have been 4 convictions, several hundred new entries into CODIS, and more than 100 matches to evidence in other cases of known offenders so far.
SAKI TTA Webinar: Law Enforcement and Victim Advocates: Supporting Survivors Together
— SAKI TTA, Oct 30, 2018
This webinar was presented by Teresa M. Stafford, Senior Director of Victim Services and Outreach with the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (CRCC), Marya L. Simmons, Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Training and Technical Assistance Provider, and Lieutenant Jordan Satinsky, Deputy Commander with the Montgomery County Police Department.
When victim advocates and law enforcement work together, survivors are more effectively supported and have a better understanding of the judicial system process and their rights. This webinar focused on each discipline using their expertise and trauma-informed approaches in a collaborative manner to overcome barriers and promote productive teamwork to support survivors.
Sex assualt victims can track rape kits in online system
— KING Staff, K5 News, Oct 30, 2018
A new computerized tracking system for sexual assault kits has been implemented in Washington. This new system will allow survivors of sexual assault to track the progress of their kit and potential resulting case as it moves forward.
SAKI TTA Webinar: Victim Notification: Safety and Privacy Planning
— SAKI TTA, Oct 23, 2018
This webinar was presented by Lauren DeVries, Crime Victim Advocate, Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ), Salt Lake City, Utah.? Safety and privacy planning has been recognized as a strong consideration for cold case sexual assault victim notifications in the sexual assault response process. Lauren DeVries, Crime Victim Advocate, with the Salt Lake City, Utah Commission on Criminal and Juvenal Justice addressed why safety and privacy planning is an important consideration for sexual assault survivors. Additionally, the presenters from this SAKI site spoke to strategies for implementing this concept, including, but not limited to, physical safety, emotional safety, privacy planning, court privacy, confidentiality, and civil orders of protection.
Rape kit testing leads to charges in 2006 case
— Ashley Imlay, Deseret News, Oct 22, 2018
A 12-year-old sexual assault kit processed through the Salt Lake County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative leads to an arrest. This kit was among the more than 2,000 previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits that have been sent to the Utah State Crime Lab for DNA testing
