Untested Sexual Assault Kits
As national attention is increasingly focused on the issue of untested sexual assault kits, NIJ continues efforts to understand the underlying causes so that solutions can be developed to this multifaceted problem. NIJ’s science-based, victim-oriented approach is key to the development of nationwide protocols that will improve the administration of justice even in the face of significant fiscal challenges experienced by many jurisdictions across the country.
Read The Road Ahead (pdf, 21 pages), which explains the complexities of the issue and its impact on law enforcement agencies, crime laboratories, forensic nurse examiners, prosecutors, victim assistance providers and the victims themselves.
Read about untested evidence research in Detroit and Houston.