BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Should survivors of sexual assault be able to collect their own DNA evidence after the crime? It’s a controversial issue a Maryland committee has been tasked with looking into under ...

Forensic evidence can be an important tool in solving and prosecuting sexual assault cases, but some victims don't feel comfortable coming forward to police or medical examiners right away. Enter Leda ...

Survivors of sexual assault often report spending years anxiously waiting for updates about their cases. But now, victims in New Jersey are on the verge of being able to track their evidence kits ...

Aug. 13—More than half the sexual assault examinations submitted to the state Department of Public Safety's Forensic Laboratory Bureau since 2023 are still awaiting analysis as the facility grapples ...

Patients as young as 13, who are victims of sexual assault or rape, no longer need parental permission to receive hospital treatment and for rape kit evidence collection, according to a new law in ...

When someone is sexually assaulted and goes to a hospital for treatment, a forensic nurse examiner offers what’s called a “physical evidence recovery kit.” The nurse will attempt to collect any ...

Nationally, about one in three survivors of sexual assault ever report their experiences to law enforcement, according to the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network. Texas is betting that gap is ...

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In 1975, a rape victims’ advocate named Linda Reinshagen shared a story with a reporter from the Chicago Tribune. A man on the South Side had pulled a woman into an alley where he raped and badly beat ...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): The city police have received four mobile forensic vans from the government to strengthen crime ...