Just Standardizing Sexual Assault Kits
In episode eleven of our Research and Considerations for Sexual Assault Cases season, Just Science sat down with Maureen Platt, State\u2019s Attorney for the Judicial District of Waterbury, CT, Denise Covington, Program Manager at the Gail Burns-Smith Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner\u2019s Program, Danielle Lindgren, Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Coordinator and Forensic Science Examiner, and Bonnie Bentley, Senior Assistant State\u2019s Attorney in Connecticut, to discuss standardizing sexual assault kits. \n\nThe standardization of sexual assault kits limits variability in the collection and processing of different cases, allowing for more reliable evidence-gathering by those who investigate these crimes. Listen along as this expert panel from Connecticut, a state that has achieved success in standardizing sexual assault kits, has used standardization to improve the efficacy of investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases in this episode of Just Science.\n\nThis season is funded by the National Institute of Justice\u2019s Forensic Technology Center of Excellence. \n \nSome content in this podcast may be considered sensitive and may evoke emotional responses or may not be appropriate for younger audiences