Suggested Resources

Agencies and organizations

American Prosecutors Research Institute
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-4253
www.ndaa.org/apri/

Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
935 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20535
202-324-3000
www.fbi.gov

National Center for Victims of Crime
2000 M St., NW, Suite 480
Washington, D.C. 20036
www.ncvc.org

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
800-851-3420
www.ncjrs.org

Office for Victims of Crime
U.S. Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20531
202-307-5983
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc

Office for Victims of Crime Resource Center
P.O. Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
800-627-6872
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/ovcres

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
635B Pennsylvania Avenue S.E.
Washington, DC 20003
800-656-HOPE
www.rainn.org

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (S.A.N.E.)-Sexual Assault Response Team (S.A.R.T.)
www.sane-sart.com

Speaking Out About Rape Inc. (S.O.A.R.)
69 East Pine Street
Orlando, FL 32801
407-836-9692
www.soar99.org

Publications

Connors, Edward, Thomas Lundregan, Neal Miller, and Tom McEwen. Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence To Establish Innocence After Trial. Research Report. NCJ 161258. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 1996.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/161258.htm

Hammond, Holly A., and C. Thomas Caskey. Automated DNA Typing: Method of the Future? Research Preview. NCJ 184373. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 1997.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/184373.htm

Handbook of Forensic Services: Evidence Examinations. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, FBI, 1999.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/handbook/forensics.pdf

Inman, Keith, and Norah Rudin. An Introduction to Forensic DNA Analysis. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press Inc., 1997.

Ledray, Linda E. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (S.A.N.E.) Development and Operation Guide. NCJ 170609. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, 1999.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/sane/saneguide.pdf

McKenna, Judith A., Joe S. Cecil, and Pamela Coukos, Jr. "A Reference Guide on Forensic DNA Evidence." In Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence. Washington, DC: Federal Judicial Center, 1994.

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence. Postconviction DNA Testing: Recommendations for Handling Requests. NCJ 177626. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 1999.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/177626.htm

National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence. What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence. BC 000614. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 1999.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/000614.htm

National Research Council. DNA Technology in Forensic Science. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1992.

National Research Council. The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1996.

Weedn, Victor Walter, and John W. Hicks. The Unrealized Potential of DNA Testing. Research in Action. NCJ 170596. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 1998.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/170596.htm



From Understanding DNA Evidence: A Guide for Victim Serice Providers, May 2001, Brochure, National Institute of Justice and Office for Victims of Crime