Martha Goddard designed the standardised rape kit. A man got the credit
For decades, Chicago police sergeant Louis Vitullo was credited with creating the sexual assault collection kit. But it was ...
I'm a medical forensic examiner. Here's what people can expect from a health response after a sexual assault
Sexual assault services are always very aware of giving victim-survivors a choice about having a medical forensic examination. If a person presents to a sexual assault service, they can receive ...
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Lawmakers push reforms for Colorado forensic science in wake of CBI lab scandal
Related Articles Politics | Colorado’s backlog to test rape kits now tops 500 days, rising in fallout of scandal involving DNA scientist Politics | Missy Woods, DNA analyst at center of CBI ...
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Opinion: How the Missy Woods forensic scandal shatters trust for sexual violence survivors
Last month, Yvonne “Missy” Woods, a former forensic scientist with the Colorado ... physical evidence for a Sexual Assault Evidence kit (colloquially called a “rape kit”).
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Couples Exchange Bacteria During Intercourse, Known as the ‘Sexome.’ It Might Help Track Down Sexual Assault Perpetrators
“In forensic science, we work on the concept that all ... also referred to as a “rape kit,” to search for evidence of intercourse in the woman’s genitals, such as semen.
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The story of how rape became a forensic crime is grim but gripping
Definitively convicting rapists is only possible thanks to one woman's efforts to create a forensic chain of evidence. A new book explores the rape kit and how we still fail survivors ...