50 LARGEST CRIME LABS, 2002, Fact Sheet, Matthew J. Hickman and Joseph L. Peterson, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC: September 2004.

THE 2007 SURVEY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FORENSIC EVIDENCE PROCESSING, Kevin J. Storm, Jeri Ropero-Miller, Shelton Jones, Nathan Sikes, Mark Pope and Nicole Horstmann, October 2009.

ABSENCE OF ANOGENITAL INJURY IN THE ADOLESCENT / ADULT FEMALE SEXUAL ASSAULT PATIENT, Jenifer Marowtiz, Strategies in Brief (issue 13), AEquitas, Washington, DC: October 2012.

AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES USING SELECTIVE DEGRADATION, Christian Carson, Alex Garvin and Kim Gorman, February 2013.

BALTIMORE POLICE TO DEVELOP FASTER DNA TESTING, Justin Fenton, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD: September 27, 2011. Copyright © 2011 The Baltimore Sun.

BEHIND THE NET: TECHNOLOGY AND THE FORENSIC INTERVIEW, Robert Giles, Update (volume 6, number 2), Child Sexual Exploitation Program, Alexandria, VA: 2012.

CENSUS OF PUBLICLY FUNDED FORENSIC Crime LabORATORIES, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC.

2009 Census, Matthew R. Durose, Kelly A. Walsh and Andrea M. Burch, August 2012. See the news release.

2005 Census, Matthew R. Durose, July 2008. See the news release.

2002 Census, Joseph L. Peterson and Matthew J. Hickman, February 2005. See the news release.

COLLECTING DNA FROM ARRESTEES: IMPLEMENTATION LESSONS, Julie Samuels, Elizabeth Davies, Dwight Pope and Ashleigh Holand, NIJ Journal (issue 270), National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: June 2012.

Crime SCENE AND DNA BASICS FOR FORENSIC ANALYISTS ONLINE COURSE, President's DNA Initiative, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC.

THE 'CSI EFFECT': DOES IT REALLY EXIST?, Donald E. Shelter, NIJ Journal (issue 259), National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: March 2008.

DAY AND NIGHT REAL TIME SIGNATURE ENHANCED CRIME SCENE SURVEY CAMERA, Milind Mahajan, Karen Zachery, Weiya Zhang, Andrew Brackley and Xindian Long, January 2013.

DEBATING DNA COLLECTION, Sarah B. Berson, NIJ Journal (issue 264, page 13), National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: November 2009.

DECREASE THE NUMBER OF CONTRACT LABORATORY CASES AWAITING DATA REVIEW WHILE IMPROVING DNA ANALYSIS EFFICIENCY, Vincent J. Anderson and Jeff Thompson, November 2011.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ANNOUNCE LAUNCH OF NATIONAL COMMISSION ON FORENSIC SCIENCE, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: February 15, 2013.

DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL TRAPPING METHOD FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE KIT ANALYSIS, Tania Chakrabarty, Ryszard Duszak, Matthew Runyon, Byeong-Seok Chae, Osuola Akinbiyi, Evan Tanner and Pamela Korda, August 2012.

DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM TO DETECT SPERMATOZOA ON LABORATORY SLIDES TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE ANALYSIS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES, Wendy P. Alger, Trisha Conti and Eric Buel, November 2011.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINATION DOCUMENTION (sample), November 18, 2003; revised March 21, 2006.

DNA & CRIME VICTIMS: POST-CONVICTION TESTING AND EXONERATIONS, Office for Victims of Crime and The National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: 2010.

DNA & CRIME VICTIMS: WHAT VICTIMS NEED TO KNOW (English and Español), The National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: 2008.

DNA & CRIME VICTIMS: WHAT VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROFESSIONALS NEED TO KNOW (English and Español), The National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: 2007.

THE DNA BACKlOG (fact sheet), Office of Justice Programs, Washington, DC: November 2011.

DNA FOR THE DEFENSE BAR, President's DNA Initiative and the National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: June 2012.

DNA HITS IN COLD CASES: NOTIFYING CRIME VICTIMS, The National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: 2007.

DNA INITIATIVE REPORT TO CONGRESS: FY 2011, the National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: 2012.

DNA KNOWLEDGE AMONG SERVICE PROVIDERS ~ RESULTS OF AN ONLINE SURVEY AND A MULTIDISCIPLINARY FOCUS GROUP, Isle Knecht and Julie Whitman, The National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: March 2008. Copyright © 2008 The National Center for Victims of Crime.

DNA PROFILING OF THE SEMEN DONOR IN EXTENDED INTERVAL POST-COITAL SAMPLES, Jack Ballantyne, February 2013.

ELIMINATING THE RAPE KIT BACKLOG, National Sexual Violence Resource Center, Enola, PA.

ELIMINATING THE RAPE KIT BACKLOG: A ROUNDTABLE TO EXPLORE A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH ~ SUMMARY OF THE PROCEEDINGS, Office on Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: May 11-12, 2010.

EXTENDING THE TIME TO COLLECT DNA IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES, Terry Taylor, NIJ Journal (number 267), National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: March 2011.

THE FINGERPRINT SOURCEBOOK, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: August 2011.

Forensic COMPLIANCE: SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL, End Violence Against Women International, Addy, WA.

FORENSIC EVIDENCE FINDINGS IN PERPUBERTAL VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, Cindy W. Christian, Jane M. Lavelle, Allan R. DeJong, John Loiselle, Lewis Brenner and Mark Joffe, Pediatrics (volume 106, (1), pages 100-104), American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove, IL: July 2000. Copyright © 2000 American Academy of Pediatrics.

FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF DIGITAL EVIDENCE: A GUIDE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: April 2004.

FORENSIC EXPERIENTIAL TRAUMA INTERVIEW (FETI), Russell W. Strand, Family Advocacy Law Enforcement Training Division, U.S. Army Military Police School, Fort Leonard Wood, MO: 2011.

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Forensic Experiential Trauma Interview ~ A Conversation with the Brainstem

A New...Groundbreaking Idea ~ Forensic Experiential Trauma Interview

HAMPTON, VIRGINIA EMergency Department Forensic Nurse Examiner Protocol for Sexual Assault Physician’s Orders, Sentara CarePlex Hospital, Hampton, VA.

IDENTIFICATION AND SEPARATION OF EVIDENCE MIXTURES USING SNP-BASED FISH TECHNIQUES AND LASER MICRODISSECTION (final technical report), Abigail Bathrick, Jared Latiolais and Robert Bever, Bode Technology, Lorton, VA: April 2013.

IDENTIFICATION AND SEPARATION OF SAME GENDER MIXTURES OF VARIOUS CELL TYPES USING INTERPHASE FISH TECHNIQUES AND LASER MICRODISSECTION (final technical report), Abigail Bathrick, Jared Latiolais and Robert Bever, Bode Technology, Lorton, VA: April 2013.

IMPROVED DETECTION OF MALE DNA IN POST-COITAL SAMPLES, Jack Ballantyne, Angela van Daal and Helge Lubenow, February 2013.

IS IT OLD AGE, ABUSE OR HOMICIDE? USING FORENSIC MARKERS AND TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT (audio recording and transcript), Barry Daly, Cherie Hill, Carrie Mulford and Aileen Wiglesworth, NIJ Conference, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: 2009.

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES SAFER ACT ~ BILL SEEKS TO ELIMINATE MASSIVE NATIONAL RAPE KIT BACKLOG, John Cornyn (R-TX), U.S. Senate, Washington, DC: September 20, 2012.

LAW 101: LEGAL GUIDE FOR THE FORENSIC EXPERT, Doris Wells, NIJ Journal (issue 269), National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: March 2012. Review the online course.

Limitations of the national Protocol for sexual assault forensic medical examinations, Annie Lewis-O'Connor, Holly Franz, and Lucia Zuniga, Journal of Emergency Nursing (31; 267-270), Des Plaines, IL: 2005. Copyright © 2005 Emergency Nurses Association.

MAKING SENSE OF DNA BACKLOGS ~ MYTHS VS. REALITY, Special Report, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: June 2010.

NATIONAL FORENSIC DNA STUDY REPORT, Lovrich, N.P., et al, Division of Governmental Studies and Service ~ Washington State University, and Asplen, C.H., et al, Smith Alling Lane, P.S., December 12, 2003.

A National PROTOCOL FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT MEDICAL FORENSIC EXAMINATIONS: ADULTS / ADOLESCENTS, President's DNA Initiative, Office on Violence Against Women, Washington, DC.

First Edition, September 2004

Second Edition, April 2013

Justice Department Releases Updated Protocol to Improve Standards for Responding to Rape and Sexual Assault, April 24, 2013

Major Updates (short and long), April 2013

National Training Standards for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiners, President's DNA Initiative, Office on Violence Against Women, Washington, DC: June 2006.

NEW HAMPSHIRE SEXUAL ASSAULT: An Acute Care Protocol, For Medical / Forensic Evaluation (fourth edition), Office of the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, 2005.

NEW MEDICAL EXAM POLICY FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES!, Erica Goode, The New York Times, April 24, 2013. Copyright © 2013 The New York Times Company.

NEW OPTION AVAILABLE FOR GHB TESTING, Training Bulletin, End Violence Against Women International, Addy, WA: May 2013.

OHIO PROTOCOL FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC AND MEDICAL EXAMS, Ohio Department of Health, Columbus, OH: revised August 2004.

PAYING FOR FORENSIC EXAMS IN SEXUAL ASSAULT: COMPENSATION PROGRAMS WITH SPECIAL PROCEDURES.

POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING AND WRONGFUL CONVICTION, John Roman, Kelly Walsh, Pamela Lachman and Jennifer Yahner, Urban Institute Justice Policy Center, Washington, DC: June 2012.

RAPISTS, BEWARE: DETROIT PROSECUTOR IDS 21 ATTACKERS IN 'RAPE KIT' INVESTIGATION, Abigail Pesta, The Daily Beast, August 28, 2012. Copyright © 2012 The Newsweek/ Daily Beast Company LLC.

REBUTTAL: JUSTICE REQUIRES RAPE-KIT TESTING, Sarah Tofte, Women's eNews, April 4, 2011. Copyright © 2011 Women's eNews.

RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES WASHINGTON STATE SEXUAL ASSAULT EMERGENCY MEDICAL EVALUATION ADULT AND ADOLESCENT, Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA: 2010.

THE ROAD AHEAD: UNANALYZED EVIDENCE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES, Nancy Ritter, NIJ Special Report, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: May 2011.

THE ROLE AND IMPACT OF FORENSIC EVIDENCE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS, Joseph Peterson, Ira Sommers, Deborah Baskin and Donald Johnson, September 2010.

SEEKING VICTIM COMPENSATION IN SEXUAL ASSAULT BACKLOG CASES, The National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: 2012.

SEXUAL ASSAULT ~ FORENSIC AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT (DVD), International Association of Forensic Nurses, Arnold, MD: 2008.

SEXUAL ASSAULT ~ OBTAINING DNA FROM EVIDENCE COLLECTED UP TO A WEEK LATER (audio recording and transcript), Jack Ballantyne, Patricia M. Speck, Mechthild Prinz and Lois Tully, NIJ Conference, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: June 2009.

THE SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINER ~ COORDINATOR'S HANDBOOK: LESSONS LEARNED IN QUEENS, Rebecca W. Carman, New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Albany, NY. Copyright © 2010 Rebecca W. Carman.

SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT BACKLOGS: SURVIVOR PERSPECTIVES, The National Center for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: 2012.

SEXUAL ASSAULT MEDICAL FORENSIC EXAMINATION RESEARCH FORUM: SUMMARY OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS IDENTIFIED, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: March 28-29, 2012. Review the report.

SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF UNTESTED EVIDENCE IN SEXUAL ASSAULTS, Nancy Ritter, NIJ Journal (number 267), National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: March 2011.

SOLVING SEXUAL ASSAULTS: FINDING ANSWERS THROUGH RESEARCH, Nancy Ritter, NIJ Journal (issue 270), National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: June 2012.

Understanding DNA Evidence: A Guide for Victim Service Providers, OVC Bulletin, Kathyrn M. Turman, Office for Victims of Crime, Washington, DC: April 2001.

UNDERSTANDING THE U.S. SUPREME COURT'S DECISION ON POST-TRIAL DNA TESTING IN OSBORNE, Christopher Mallios, Strategies in Brief (issue 2), AEquitas, Washington, DC: August 2011.

UNTESTED EVIDENCE IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES: USING RESEARCH TO GUIDE POLICY AND PRACTICE, Nancy Ritter, Sexual Assault Report (volume 16, number 3), January / February 2013. Copyright © 2013 Civic Research Institute.

VICTIMS' RIGHTS AND BACKLOG REDUCTION LAWS, DNA Resource Center, Washington, DC.