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A bill that would create a rape kit tracking system in New Jersey unanimously passed the state Senate Monday afternoon.
In the 1970s, after the women's movement had gained its first traction, and the media began to cover the reporting of rape and other forms of sexual assault, a sexual assault survivor named Martha Goddard embarked upon a crusade to create a comprehensive rape evidence collection kit and lobby for its adoption by law enforcement agencies. The ...
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is an American nonprofit anti-sexual assault organization, the largest in the United States. [4] RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline, as well as the Department of Defense Safe Helpline, and carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice through victim services ...
Statistics on rape and other acts of sexual assault are commonly available in industrialized countries, and have become better documented throughout the world.Inconsistent definitions of rape, different rates of reporting, recording, prosecution and conviction for rape can create controversial statistical disparities, and lead to accusations that many rape statistics are unreliable or misleading.
A rape kit collects DNA samples after sexual assault, but many experts discourage victims from using at-home kits. (Getty Images) (Chicago Tribune via Getty Images) Rape kits have been a divisive ...
Callisto is a nonprofit US organization, created by Jess Ladd, aimed at supporting survivors of sexual assault and privately identifying repeat perpetrators. [1] The organization has developed a series of tools, first "Callisto Campus", followed by "Callisto Expansion", and later "Callisto Vault".
The campus sexual assault prevention and survivor advocacy group End Rape on Campus on Wednesday is launching a first-of-its-kind tool meant to help students and advocates hold their schools ...
In 1947, California became the first state in the United States to have a sex offender registration program. [11] C. Don Field was prompted by the Black Dahlia murder case to introduce a bill calling for the formation of a sex offender registry; California became the first U.S. state to make this mandatory. [12]