Just A Cost Benefit Analysis Of Sexual Assault Investigation
In episode four of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Dr. Rachel Lovell, Research Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University, and Mary Weston, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney at the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor\u2019s Office, to discuss a recently published article detailing the case for an \u201cinvestigate all\u201d approach to sexual assault kit investigation. \n\nAs more jurisdictions submit their previously untested sexual assault kits, investigators are finding that many submissions do not result in a CODIS hit. But should investigators continue their efforts even though there isn\u2019t an immediate suspect identified through CODIS? Dr. Rachel Lovell and Mary Weston provide a compelling case for investigating all previously untested sexual assault kits, regardless of whether there is a CODIS hit. Listen along as they discuss the recently published article, \u201cThe case for \u2018investigate all:\u2019 Assessing the cost-effectiveness of investigating no CODIS hit cases in a sexual assault kit initiative\u201d in this episode of Just Science. \n\nThis season is funded by the National Institute of Justice\u2019s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence.