Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2013 Dec;28(18):3400-17. doi: 10.1177/0886260513504496. Epub 2013 Oct 3.
Following a sexual assault, victims are usually advised to have a medical forensic exam and sexual assault forensic exam kit (SAK). Once completed, the SAK is to be transported by law enforcement to the crime lab for analysis. However, many kits are never transported to the crime lab, thereby preventing forensic evidence obtained in the kit to be used during the prosecutorial process. The current study examined rates of SAK submission for 393 adolescent sexual assault cases in two Midwestern communities and explored what factors predicted law enforcement officers' submission of SAKs to the crime lab for analysis. Findings reveal that more than 40% of the adolescent cases did not have their SAK submitted, and several factors, including the age and race of the victim, the number of perpetrators in the assault, and the number of assaultive acts, predicted SAK submission. Implications for SAK community protocols are discussed.
在性侵犯发生后，通常建议受害者进行医疗法医检查和性侵犯法医检查包（SAK）。检查完成后，执法部门应将 SAK 运送到犯罪实验室进行分析。然而，许多套件从未被运送到犯罪实验室，从而阻止了套件中获得的法医证据在起诉过程中被使用。本研究检查了两个中西部社区 393 例青少年性侵犯案件的 SAK 提交率，并探讨了哪些因素预测执法人员将 SAK 提交犯罪实验室进行分析。研究结果显示，超过 40%的青少年案件未提交 SAK，包括受害者的年龄和种族、袭击中的加害人数以及袭击行为的数量等几个因素，都预测了 SAK 的提交。讨论了 SAK 社区协议的影响。
