Evaluation of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, United States, 2018

Since 2015, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has funded sites to engage in reforms intended to improve the national response to sexual assault cases. The goals of this initiative are to (1) create a coordinated community response that ensures just resolution to unsubmitted sexual assault kit (...

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Main Author: Rog, Debra J. (Author)
Contributors: Chibnall, Susan H. (Contributor) ; Wells, William (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2022
In:Year: 2022
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