Popular Post bsjkki Posted January 26, 2017 Popular Post Posted January 26, 2017 It is great to see Julie Valentine advocating for rape kit testing in Utah. She was also on the BYU Advisory Committee and released a study on this issue last year. http://www.sltrib.com/home/3748805-155/justice-denied-most-utah-rape-kits Utah should do all they can to improve their sexual assault statistics. From the article, "But the exception to that trend is sexual violence, Valentine said, for which Utah has one of the highest rates in the nation."We have a problem," she said. "All the numbers show that we have a problem." http://www.sltrib.com/news/4863703-155/bill-unveiled-to-mandate-testing-of?fullpage=1 Here is a source for crime statistics in Utah. https://justice.utah.gov/utahgeneralcrime.html 5
The Nehor Posted January 26, 2017 Posted January 26, 2017 Looks like it was a money issue. Glad they are trying to fix it. 2
Robert F. Smith Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 In far too many states, the backlog in testing rape kits is years behind. Rapists are repeat offenders, and we need to get their DNA on file and quickly. Legislators drag their feet because it isn't of prime importance to them. Everything needs to be in CODIS – the Combined DNA Index System. England and Australia are far ahead of us in doing just that. 1
Calm Posted January 28, 2017 Posted January 28, 2017 I find it horrendous that women are putting themselves through the trauma of a rape kit only to have it sit there. And the ststue of limitations....? The loss of potential witnesses.... Just so very wrong. I guess everyone is thinking the tech will get cheap at sometime and then they can rush them all through...or something to ignore the reality that there are repeat rapists out there that likely would have been caught if the work was done in a timely manner. 1
VideoGameJunkie Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 Rape kits are also good for innocent men who are accused and the kits find the girl was lying. Otherwise it's just he said, she said.
Jeanne Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 On 1/27/2017 at 2:49 PM, Robert F. Smith said: In far too many states, the backlog in testing rape kits is years behind. Rapists are repeat offenders, and we need to get their DNA on file and quickly. Legislators drag their feet because it isn't of prime importance to them. Everything needs to be in CODIS – the Combined DNA Index System. England and Australia are far ahead of us in doing just that. I did know of such a system. That should be one of the top priorities where time, expense and lives are at stake. 1
notHagoth7 Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 On 01/27/2017 at 5:32 PM, Calm said: I find it horrendous that women are putting themselves through the trauma of a rape kit only to have it sit there. And the ststue of limitations....? The loss of potential witnesses.... Just so very wrong.' Then I suggest that people, especially women, of good conscious, get the accredited training needed, and form companies or not-for-profits that can rapidly compete to remove the backload...and reduce taxpayer cost....which true competition does. I know people who would likely be willing to help migrate learning paths online... Thoughts?
Robert F. Smith Posted February 22, 2017 Posted February 22, 2017 On 2/20/2017 at 0:32 PM, VideoGameJunkie said: Rape kits are also good for innocent men who are accused and the kits find the girl was lying. Otherwise it's just he said, she said. They are also good for familial DNA. The perp may be a family member whose DNA is not on file, and the experts can see that when running a CODIS comparison, thus allowing investigators new avenues.
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