The Ventura County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative team has now tested 2,038 of the 2,846 inventoried kits. The program has ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A $2.5 million federal award was awarded to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to improve the Commonwealth's ability to support survivors of sexual violence ...

They are small white boxes, but in the world of a sexual assault survivor, forensic evidence kits can be a symbol of hope. A sexual assault evidence kit, also known as a rape kit, is a collection of ...

NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT SIX FOR FIVE YEARS AGO, OMAHA’S POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD THOUSANDS OF UNTESTED RAPE KITS. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, AND OFFICERS SAY THEY NO LONGER HAVE A BACKLOG. THANKS FOR JOINING US.

WASHINGTON, USA — A new audit released Tuesday shows Washington state's sexual assault kit backlog has been cleared. According to the Washington State Auditor's Office report, WSP has "effectively ...

In 2016, Arizona had a sexual assault evidence problem. The state didn’t know how many of the forensic kits containing swabs, test tubes and evidence collection envelopes obtained from survivors at ...

A group of supporters gathered at St. Joseph Hospital to talk about the newly funded initiative.

MANILA, Philippines – After more than two decades of research and development, scientists at the University of the ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. It can take hours for a sexual assault victim to undergo the multiple swabs, hair samples, blood and ...