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Testing the Efficacy of the SANE-SART Programs in Kansas, Massachusetts, and New Jersey, 1997-2001

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Principal Investigator(s): Nugent-Borakove, M. Elaine; Fanflik, Patricia; Troutman, David; Johnson, Nicole; Burgess, Ann; O'Connor, Annie Lewis

Summary: The purpose of the study was to explore the impact of interventions by Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners/Sexual Assault Response Teams (SANE/SART) on the judicial process. The goal was to test the efficacy of SANE/SART programs as a tool in the criminal justice system. The American Prosecutors Research Institute and Boston College tested the hypotheses that SANE/SART exams increase arrest and prosecution rates. The researchers collected case information from SANE/SART, police, and prosecution files... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20341.v1

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