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["Juliette Grimmett" <>]

Hello all-

I thought I would share with you the email below from Lara about the
anonymous reporting of rape kits.  This is from the American prosecutors
listserv that I am on. This is an amazing program for survivors and it
is great to know that it is out there and working, and maybe something
that we can hopefully add to our communities!

Juliette

"It's so liberating and important for men to understand that they can
actually be friendly to women instead of playing some gender-specific
role, and that women are in most ways the same as they are. I think that
lots of women already know that, but not so many guys do."  -my dad
8/3/07
 
Juliette Grimmett, MPH
Rape Prevention Education Coordinator
NC State University
Women's Center
3120 Talley Student Center
Campus BOX 7306
Raleigh, NC 27695-7306
Office: (919) 513-3232
24 Hour Sexual Violence Hotline: (919)618-RAPE (7273)
Fax: (919) 515-1066
email: 

website: http://www.ncsu.edu/womens_center
 


>>> Lara Saffo 
>>> <>
>>>  8/7/2007 9:09 AM >>>
In New Hampshire there is a specific kit that all hospital emergency
rooms have for rape kits.  It is in a box with very specific
instructions.  If a victim wishes to remain anonymous at the time of the
rape kit, a number is assigned instead of a name.  The hospital has
medical records with the victim's name. After the rape kit is completed,
the SANE contacts the police department in the town where the rape
occurred, and tells them they have an anonymous rape kit for the police
department to pick up.  The police department obtains it and logs it
into evidence. If the victim comes forward, the rape kit then has a name
that replaces the number.  We are trying to get SARTs established in our
county, and the hospitals are great about contacting the local crisis
agencies which have a statutory privilege when they talk to rape
victims.  Our office in Grafton County has three crisis agencies we
network with, so they are familiar with us and can tell the victims what
they know
 about us.  

Joanne Archambault 
<>
 wrote:              Jennifer: 
Sorry for the delay but I was out of the office for the last couple
weeks.  I am also very interested in this list because I have been
asking law enforcement agencies across the country if they have written
policies and procedures as to how this will actually be done.  I have
yet to find any.  For anyone interested, I did write a Promising
Practices article that can be used to generate discussion within a
community to identify what some of the issues might be when addressing
anonymous reporting.  I have also attached a second article that
addresses several difficult issues, including anonymous reporting.  I
hope the group might find them helpful and perhaps provide information
about a LE agency with a working procedure that can actually be
practiced.  If you prefer to contact me individually rather than on the
list serve, please feel free to e-mail me at 

 
  
  Thanks!
  
      Joanne Archambault
Training Director
SATI, Inc.
PO Box 33
Addy, WA 99101-0033
(509) 684-9800 Phone
(509) 684-9801 Fax
www.mysati.com 
  Save the Date - International Conference on Sexual Assault, Domestic
Violence, and Stalking ~ March 31-April -2, 2008 at the Crown Plaza
Astor, New Orleans, LA  
  On-Line Training Institute available now!
www.evawintl.org/evaw_courseware/ 


      
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  From: 

 
[mailto:]
 On
Behalf Of Jennifer Long
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 8:14 AM
To: 

 
Subject: RE: APRI Violence Against Women Discussion Group Re:
"anonymous reporting"

  
          Matt, 
  
  Hi! I thought the email address looked familiar but I couldn’t
remember who it was.  I will send you a list of prosecutors who have
successfully implemented anonymous reporting in their jurisdictions so
that you can pick their brains about the process and their “lessons
learned.”  If anyone else would like this list, let me know and I will
send their contact information to you.
  
  Jennifer
  
      
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  From: 

 
[mailto:]
 On
Behalf Of Matt Redle
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:57 AM
To: 

 
Subject: APRI Violence Against Women Discussion Group Re: "anonymous
reporting"

  
          Sorry I was so brief. Believe me, that’s not like me. 
  Yes, our state SART will be meeting with hospital administrators,
sheriffs and chiefs the first part of next month and we’d like to give
them examples of the ways different communities handle and manage
anonymous reporting in sexual assault cases. Who stores the evidence?
How long is the evidence held? What kind of information about blind
reporting is provided to the victim? What issues are arising? All of
these questions are of interest to us. Thanks.
  Matt Redle
  Sheridan, Wyoming
  






  



  

         

       
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