Rape Kits
$45 MILLION FOR RAPE KIT REFORM SIGNED INTO LAW, EndtheBacklog, December 16, 2015.
4 REASONS WHY MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS CAN'T ALWAYS PROVE IF SOMEONE WAS RAPED, Sian Ferguson, Everyday Feminism, October 16, 2016. Copyright © 2016 Everyday Feminism.
4 REASONS WHY MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS CAN'T ALWAYS PROVE IF SOMEONE WAS RAPED, Sian Ferguson, Everyday Feminism, October 16, 2016. Copyright © 2016 Everyday Feminism.
30 YEARS AFTER ASSAULT, MICHELLE BOWDLER DISCOVERED HER RAPISTS' DNA WAS NEVER TESTED, Melissa Hanson, MassLive, July 11, 2017. Copyright © 2017 MassLive LLC.
24,000 UNTESTED RAPE KITS REPORTED IN 7 STATES, Ilse Knecht, Blog, EndtheBacklog, November 22, 2016.
11,431 RAPE KITS WERE COLLECTED AND FORGOTTEN IN DETROIT, THIS IS THE STORY OF ONE OF THEM., Anna Clark, Elle, June 23, 2016. Copyright © 2016 Hearst Communications, Inc.
11,431 RAPE KITS WERE COLLECTED AND FORGOTTEN IN DETROIT, THIS IS THE STORY OF ONE OF THEM., Anna Clark, Elle, June 23, 2016. Copyright © 2016 Hearst Communications, Inc.
ADDRESSING COLORADO'S BACKLOG: GUIDELINES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM NOTIFICATION, Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance, Ending Violence Against Women Project, Colorado Division of Criminal Justice / Office for Victims Program, Brighton Police Department, The Blue Bench, Denver Police Department, TESSA and S.A.R.A. House, May 2014.
- Appendix
- Handout for Victims (English and Español)
- Sample Protocol
- Talking Points & Information
ANALYSIS OF UNTESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS IN NEW ORLEANS, Mark S. Nelson, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC: 2013.
ANONMYOUS SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS IN IOWA FACT SHEET, Amy Pollpeter, Iowa DCI Crime Lab, Ankeny, IA.
ANONMYOUS SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS IN IOWA FACT SHEET, Amy Pollpeter, Iowa DCI Crime Lab, Ankeny, IA.
BACKLOG OF 1,140 MONTANA RAPE KITS SENT OUT FOR DNA TESTING, Jon King, KGVO.com, Missoula, MT: July 10, 2017. Copyright © 2017 KGVO.com.
CALIFORNIA PUSHES RAPE-KIT TESTING BILLS TO END BACKLOG, Melody Gutierrez, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento, CA: July 29, 2017. Copyright © 2017 Hearst Corporation.
CITY TO USE NEARLY $1.2 MILLION TO ELIMINATE AUSTIN'S RAPE KIT BACKLOG, Philip Jankowski and Katie Urbaszewski, Austin American-Statesman, April 21, 2016. Copyright © 2016 Cox Media Group.
CITY MEMO: MOLD FOUND IN CONTAINERS OF ABOUT 850 AUSTIN POLICE RAPE KITS, Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, June 27, 2017. Copyright © 2017 Cox Media Group.
THE COST OF TESTING RAPE KITS: EXPERTS SAY IT'S SAVED US $38.7 MILLION SO FAR, Rachel Dissell, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH: June 29, 2016. Copyright © 2016 Advance Ohio.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AWARDS NEARLY $37 MILLION TO SUPPORT SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT TESTING, TRACKING AND INVESTIGATION, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: October 5, 2017.
DESPITE BACKLOG OF RAPE KITS, CALIFORNIA'S NOT REQUIRING THEY BE TESTED OR TALLIED, Samantha Young, CALmatters, July 5, 2017. Copyright © 2017 CALmatters.
CALIFORNIA PUSHES RAPE-KIT TESTING BILLS TO END BACKLOG, Melody Gutierrez, San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento, CA: July 29, 2017. Copyright © 2017 Hearst Corporation.
CITY TO USE NEARLY $1.2 MILLION TO ELIMINATE AUSTIN'S RAPE KIT BACKLOG, Philip Jankowski and Katie Urbaszewski, Austin American-Statesman, April 21, 2016. Copyright © 2016 Cox Media Group.
CITY MEMO: MOLD FOUND IN CONTAINERS OF ABOUT 850 AUSTIN POLICE RAPE KITS, Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, June 27, 2017. Copyright © 2017 Cox Media Group.
THE COST OF TESTING RAPE KITS: EXPERTS SAY IT'S SAVED US $38.7 MILLION SO FAR, Rachel Dissell, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH: June 29, 2016. Copyright © 2016 Advance Ohio.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AWARDS NEARLY $37 MILLION TO SUPPORT SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT TESTING, TRACKING AND INVESTIGATION, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: October 5, 2017.
DESPITE BACKLOG OF RAPE KITS, CALIFORNIA'S NOT REQUIRING THEY BE TESTED OR TALLIED, Samantha Young, CALmatters, July 5, 2017. Copyright © 2017 CALmatters.
DESPITE DNA, THE RAPIST GOT AWAY, Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times, Robbins, IL: May 9, 2015. Copyright © 2015 The New York Times Company.
DESTROYED: HOW THE TRASHING OF RAPE KITS FAILED VICTIMS AND JEOPARDIZES PUBLIC SAFETY, Ashley Fantz, Sergio Hernandez, and Sonam Vashi, CNN, November 29, 2018. Copyright © 2018 Cable News Network.
DETROIT SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT (final report), Rebecca Campbell, Giannina Fehler-Cabral, Steven J. Pierce, Dhruv B. Sharma, Deborah Bybee, Jessica Shaw, Sheena Horsford and Hannah Feeney, February 2015.
'DISTURBING' RAPE KIT INVESTIGATION PROMPTS ACTION, Sergio Hernandez and Ashley Fantz, CNN, December 5, 2018. Copyright © 2018 Cable News Network.
A DISTURBING TREND: EVIDENCE IN RAPE CASES OFTEN GOES UNTESTED, Elaine Porterfield, Seattle Magazine, August 2016. Copyright © 2016 Tiger Oak Media.
DOES THE JUSTICE ADVOCATE POSITION ENHANCE SEX CRIMES INVESTIGATIONS?, Noël Busch-Armendariz and Caitlin Sulley, Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, Austin, TX: March 2015. Read news release.
DESTROYED: HOW THE TRASHING OF RAPE KITS FAILED VICTIMS AND JEOPARDIZES PUBLIC SAFETY, Ashley Fantz, Sergio Hernandez, and Sonam Vashi, CNN, November 29, 2018. Copyright © 2018 Cable News Network.
DETROIT SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT (final report), Rebecca Campbell, Giannina Fehler-Cabral, Steven J. Pierce, Dhruv B. Sharma, Deborah Bybee, Jessica Shaw, Sheena Horsford and Hannah Feeney, February 2015.
'DISTURBING' RAPE KIT INVESTIGATION PROMPTS ACTION, Sergio Hernandez and Ashley Fantz, CNN, December 5, 2018. Copyright © 2018 Cable News Network.
A DISTURBING TREND: EVIDENCE IN RAPE CASES OFTEN GOES UNTESTED, Elaine Porterfield, Seattle Magazine, August 2016. Copyright © 2016 Tiger Oak Media.
DOES THE JUSTICE ADVOCATE POSITION ENHANCE SEX CRIMES INVESTIGATIONS?, Noël Busch-Armendariz and Caitlin Sulley, Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, Austin, TX: March 2015. Read news release.
