"Just Bring Us the Real Ones": The Role of Forensic Crime Laboratories in Guarding the Gateway to Justice for Sexual Assault Victims

Throughout the United States, hundreds of thousands of sexual assault kits (SAKs; also termed ?rape kits?) have never been submitted by law enforcement personnel to a crime laboratory for forensic DNA testing. Prior research indicates that negative stereotypes about victims influence police decision...

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1. VerfasserIn: Campbell, Rebecca (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Fehler-Cabral, Giannina
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2022
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Jahr: 2022, Band: 37, Heft: 7/8, Seiten: NP3675-NP3702
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