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Virtual Training DVD

Forensic and Clinical Management Virtual Practicum
This training tool can help advance skills in all aspects of sexual assault forensic examinations, from initial meeting to pretrial and courtroom preparation.Learn more and purchase the practicum.

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The Impact of SANE Programs on Adult Sexual Assault Investigation & Prosecution

A four part interview with Rebecca Campbell, Ph.D., Michigan State University.

Effective Responses to Sexual Assault

An NIJ impact evaluation found that Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs and multidisciplinary Sexual Assault Response Teams (SART):

  • Enhance the quality of health care for women who have been sexually assaulted.
  • Improve the quality of forensic evidence.
  • Increase law enforcement's ability to collect information, file charges, and prosecute and convict the assailant.

Learn more about this study from final report submitted to the National Institute of Justice, Impact Evaluation of a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program, December 2003.

According to the International Association of Forensic Nurses, at least 276 SANE programs operate throughout the United States and its territories, most based in hospitals (75 percent), but some located in community settings (25 percent).

Read more about SANE programs from the Office for Victims of Crime.

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Date Entered: November 8, 2007