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Eligible Offender Samples are Missing in CODIS: A Statewide Approach to Performing a Lawfully Owed DNA Census

Date Published

2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Serial Rapist Receives Life Sentence in First Genetic Genealogy Jury Trial in Dallas County History

Learn how Dallas County (Texas) used support and expertise received through SAKI to link unknown offender DNA profiles to familial connections.

Forensics Unit Programs

Date Published

July 2024

Series

BJA Fact Sheets

Publication Type

Program/Project Description

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Research on Intimate Partner Sexual Assault Using Previously Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits

Date Published

March 2024

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Solicitation Webinar

Event Dates

July 8, 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern

Location

Online

Event Type

Webinar

Series

BJA Funding Webinar

FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Solicitation Released

Learn about the FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative funding opportunity.

FY24 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative

Closing Date

August 5, 2024

Grants.gov Deadline

July 29, 2024

Application JustGrants Deadline

August 5, 2024

Tiffany Johnston

Title

Grants Management Specialist

Email

[email protected]

Developing a Testing Plan for Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits

Location

Online

Event Type

Workshop

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

The Application of Touch DNA to Cold Case Investigations

Location

Online

Event Type

Workshop

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

SAKI—Bringing Justice to Georgia (Archived Content)

May 2023

Series

Justice Today Podcast

During this episode, hear how National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative funding helped the state of Georgia process a backlog of sexual assault kits, which led to the identification and conviction of a serial rapist.

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SAKI—Bringing Justice to Georgia (Archived Content)

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Achieving Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors in Georgia

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FY 2023 The National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: Training and Technical Assistance Program

Closing Date

June 12, 2023

Grants.gov Deadline

June 5, 2023

Application JustGrants Deadline

June 12, 2023

FY 2023 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative

Closing Date

April 11, 2023

Grants.gov Deadline

April 4, 2023

Application JustGrants Deadline

April 11, 2023

Finding a Serial Killer—and Justice—After 40 Years (Archived Content)

January 2023

Series

Justice Today Podcast

During this episode, Detective Johnson and Dr. Williamson describe how decades of determined police work and cutting-edge forensic science identified Joe Michael Ervin as the person who assaulted and murdered four women between 1978 and 1981.

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Finding a Serial Killer—and Justice—After 40 Years (Archived Content)

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Finding a Serial Killer—and Justice—After 40 Years

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Prosecuting Cold Case Sexual Assaults

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

Working the Case II: Case Follow-Up Based on SAK Testing Results

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

Developing a Victim Notification Protocol

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

Working the Case I: Cold Case Sexual Assault Review and Assessment

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

Developing a Testing Plan for Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

SAKI Foundations

Location

Online

Event Type

Web

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

Forensic Genetic Genealogy Training

Location

Online

Event Type

Workshop

Series

Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Virtual Academy

Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigations Training: Lessons Learned Attempting to Enhance Sexual Assault-Related Understanding and Reduce Rape Myth Beliefs and Burnout among Police Officers

Date Published

2021

Agencies

BJA-Sponsored

Just Best Practices in Maintaining Conviction Integrity

July 2022

Series

Just Science Podcast

In episode four of the Enhancing Conviction Integrity through Forensics mini-season, Just Science sat down with Patti Powers and John Wilkinson, two Attorney Advisors with AEquitas, to discuss the application of best practices in maintaining the integrity of a conviction.

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