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North Carolina clears rape kit backlog; other states still have 1,000s
The kits take DNA from victims of sexual assault ... “The Debbie Smith Act has been the most effective anti-rape legislation that Congress has ever passed,” said Scott Berkowitz, Rainn's ...
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The rape kit: From controversial 1970s invention to ending the backlog today
Sam: But at this time, there was also a large anti-rape movement emerging in the country. Pagan Kennedy: And the funny thing I found while working on my book was actually at this time, there were ...
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Mississippi bill requiring rape kits for hospitals dies
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Mother of victims expresses frustration over wait for rape kit testing in SC
She reported the abuse in 2023 and rape kits were collected for her children, which will be crucial evidence in their case. Those kits are still awaiting testing. “I feel like we won’t fully ...
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The story of how rape became a forensic crime is grim but gripping
Pagan Kennedy became fascinated by what she describes as “a piece of technology designed to hold men accountable for brutalizing women”: the rape kit. But who invented it? Newspaper reports ...