Sexual Assault Evidence Kit: Institutionalising a Model for Addressing Care and Evidence-Linked Issues

Amita Pitre (ampitre@yahoo.com)

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Abstract: There is sufficient evidence to show that early and good quality documentation of evidence is associated with positive legal outcome and hence this area of reform in medico-legal services need to be actively pursued. Good quality training and motivation building will be the mainstay of success and sustainability for any such efforts. Involving the medical professional in this fashion and trying to work at the interface of law enforcement, medical profession and prosecution could be one strategy to address barriers faced by survivors of sexual assault.

Keywords: sexual assault; violence; medico-legal services; law enforcement; medical evidence and documentation; Women Studies; Health Studies; Medico-Legal Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005-12
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