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YES! Just published article "The Bureaucratic Burden of Identifying your Rapist and Remaining “Cooperative”: What the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Tells us about Sexual Assault Case Attrition and Outcomes." Full-text link. @BegunCenter @SAKInitiative
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
link.springer.com/article/10.100…
/2 Main Qs: We know kits weren't tested but why didn't these cases result in holding the offender accountable? When did these cases fail to proceed in the criminal justice process and why?
3/ Findings: 1) Most "closed" very early in the process. Soon after reporting, soon after the assault. 2) Most were minimally investigated. 3) Most closed before detectives interviewed victims.
