Identifying Serial Sexual Offenders Through Cold Cases
See how prioritizing the testing of backlogged sexual assault kits can help agencies gain new insights on both the cases in question and other connected incidents.
Sexual assault
SAKI Solicitation Released
BJA is seeking applications for funding through the FY 2020 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI).
Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)
The SAKI TTA program, led by RTI International and in partnership with a team of subject matter experts, offers expertise and assistance to jurisdictions as they establish widespread, evidence-based, sustainable practices for collecting and processing forensic evidence, investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases resulting from evidence from previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits, and supporting survivors of sexual assault.
Nearly $43 Million Awarded to Support the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
BJA has awarded almost $43 million via 32 grants to support the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), an effort to strengthen jurisdictions’ capacity to act on evidence resulting from sexual assault kits. Learn more about SAKI and the FY 2018 awards.
'Looking backwards can tell us a whole lot about moving forward'
In 2015, the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office applied for and received the first of four BJA Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grants, totaling $7 million.
DOJ BJA's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Helps Bring Serial Killer Samuel Little to Justice
The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), an innovative program of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) which is helping law enforcement agencies nationwide test rape kits and close cold case sexual assaults and homicides, is one of the critical investigative tools that led authorities to believe Samuel Little may be the worst serial killer in American history, by enabling police across...
Over 47,000 Kits Tested Through BJA's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative since 2015
One untested sexual assault kit can have ramifications far beyond the case for which it was originally collected.
Collecting Lawfully Owed DNA
NCJ Number
252597
Date Published
November 2022
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Factsheet
Publication Link
National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)
Closing Date
National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)
This initiative helps law enforcement and prosecutors address the challenges associated with unsubmitted sexual assault kits (SAKs) and reduce the number of unsubmitted SAKs in their jurisdictions.
Intellectual Property Enforcement Program
This program is designed to assist state, local, and tribal jurisdictions in preventing and reducing intellectual property theft and related crime.