sexual assault kit initiative

Historically, demonstrating a victim's “resistance” to sexual assault was a legal requirement to achieve convictions. While these legal requirements have been repealed, victim self-protective behaviors (VSPB), broadly defined as various responses to …

Prior research has indicated a range of reasons for untested sexual assault kits (SAKs), noting that it is often a multifaceted problem stemming from decades of unclear and/or outdated policies, agency deficiencies, and insufficient resources. There …