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Legislative Efforts to Address the Rape Kit Backlog

Publish Date: 
October 2012
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This statement from the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence discusses legislative solutions proposed to address the backlog of sexual assault forensic exam kits. It lists the essential elements needed to resolve this issue through legislation.

Bibliography: 
National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Filed under
Criminal Justice [2],Medical/Health [3],Rape/Sexual Assault [4]
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Statements [5]
Source URL: http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/statements/legislative-efforts-address-rape-kit-backlog?qt-sidebar_qt_1=1

Links:
[1] http://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/publications_statement_naesv-rape-kit-backlog.pdf
[2] http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/legal/criminal-justice
[3] http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/medical/health
[4] http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/rape/sexual-assault
[5] http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/statements