Evaluation of a Victim-Centered, Trauma-Informed Victim Notification Protocol for Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs)
| Autor: | Rebecca Campbell, Giannina Fehler-Cabral, Jessica Shaw |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adult
Michigan Time Factors Adolescent Sociology and Political Science Criminology Gender Studies Forensic dna Law Enforcement Emotional reaction Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Child Crime Victims Uncategorized 0505 law Sexual assault Protocol (science) Communication Sex Offenses 05 social sciences Forensic Medicine Middle Aged DNA Fingerprinting 050501 criminology Wounds and Injuries Female Reagent Kits Diagnostic Psychology Law Social psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Criminal justice |
| Zdroj: | Violence Against Women. 24:379-400 |
| ISSN: | 1552-8448 1077-8012 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1077801217699090 |
| Popis: | Throughout the United States, hundreds of thousands of sexual assault kits (SAKs) have not been submitted by the police for forensic DNA testing, which raises complex issues regarding how victims ought to be notified about what happened to their kits. In this project, we evaluated a victim-centered, trauma-informed victim notification protocol that was implemented in Detroit, Michigan. Most victims (84%) did not have a strong negative emotional reaction to notification, and most (57%) decided to reengage with the criminal justice system. Victims of nonstranger sexual assaults were less likely to reengage postnotification compared with victims of stranger rape. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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