Defining the boundaries: How sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) balance patient care and law enforcement collaboration

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Campbell ◽  
Megan Greeson ◽  
Debra Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

Factors Associated With Law Enforcement Reporting in Patients Presenting for Medical Forensic Examinations

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052094851
Author(s):  
Nancy R. Downing ◽  
Mollie Adams ◽  
Richard J. Bogue
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
Acute Period ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Binomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Forensic Examination ◽  
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners ◽  
Race Ethnicity

Law enforcement reporting following sexual assault is lower than for other violent crimes. Sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) provide care for patients in the acute period following sexual assault and are well-positioned to identify and address barriers to reporting. We examined data from medical forensic examination records documented by SANEs for a 5-year period (2011–2015). We examined 347 records of women 18 and older to identify factors associated with law enforcement reporting at the time of the exam using binomial logistic regression to construct odds ratios (OR). A total of 56.5% of patients in the sample reported to law enforcement. Patients who did not voluntarily consume alcohol were more likely to report than those who did (OR = 4.45; p = .001). Patients who were not students were more likely to report than students (OR = 3.24; p = .002). Patients who had a medical forensic exam within 32 hr of the assault were more likely to report than those having exams after 32 hr (OR = 2.68; p = .007). Patients who had anogenital and/or bodily injuries were more likely to report than those who had no injuries (OR = 2.50; p = .008). Patients who were penetrated (vaginally, orally, and/or anally) were more likely to report than those who were not penetrated (OR = 2.50; p = .056). Knowing the assailant, having multiple assailants, and patient and assailant race/ethnicity were not associated with different likelihood of reporting to law enforcement. SANEs and others who work with victims of sexual assault can use data to understand and address barriers to reporting.

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Service Providers’ Perspectives on Nigerian Immigrants’ Domestic Violence Experiences

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780122095426
Author(s):  
Ijeoma Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya ◽  
Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole ◽  
Cynthia Fraga Rizo
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Support Groups ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Nigerian Immigrants ◽  
Related Service ◽  
Controlling Behavior

We investigated 13 domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault agency directors’ perspectives regarding Nigerian immigrants’ experiences of violence, DV-related service needs, and best strategies for providing those needs. Directors across five U.S. states were surveyed. Descriptive analyses showed the most common DV types were controlling behavior and cultural/traditional. The most important DV support needs were informational, informal, and legal. Formal support from DV agencies, support groups, and law enforcement was rated the most helpful strategies. Participants wanted to learn more about Nigerian immigrants’ DV experiences. Findings highlight implications for the development of Nigerian-specific DV services.

scholarly journals Enacting an Improved Response to Sexual Assault: A Criminal Justice Practitioner’s Guide

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Melton
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Violent Crime ◽  
Sexual Assaults ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Violent Crimes ◽  
Serial Offenders

Sexual assault is a violent crime that traumatizes individual victims and endangers entire communities. Every victim of sexual assault deserves an opportunity for justice and access to the resources they need to recover from this trauma. In addition, many perpetrators of sexual assaults are serial offenders who also commit other violent crimes, including armed robberies, aggravated assaults, burglary, domestic violence, and homicides, against strangers and acquaintances. Criminal justice agencies have the power to create a strategic, sustainable plan for an improved response to sexual assault that aligns with current best practices and national recommendations. In this document, we define an “improved response” as an approach that supports effective investigation and prosecution of sexual assault cases, holds perpetrators accountable, and promotes healing and recovery for victims of sexual assault. This guide will help prosecutor and law enforcement agencies create a process with milestones, goals, and suggested actions, all designed to support a successful and sustainable approach for addressing sexual assault cases. Improving the criminal justice system’s response to sexual assault ultimately improves public safety and promotes trust between criminal justice agencies and the communities they serve.

Prevent and Combat Sexual Assault and Exploitation of Children on Cyberspace in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
pp. 68-94
Author(s):  
Hai Thanh Luong
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Computer Network ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Internet Users

Since officially joining the globally connected computer network in 1997, Vietnam has made impressive progress with 64 million internet users as of June 2017, accounting for 67% of the population and is also among the countries with the highest number of internet users in Asia. Social media is widely available with a large focus on young groups. This chapter provides the overall situation on online sex assaults and exploitations child in Vietnam with its detailed characteristics and figures as well as shares the specific efforts of government and law enforcement authorities to prevent and combat this crime from 2010 to 2018 after the professional task force of Vietnamese police established in 2010 till now. The chapter also analyzes the difficulties, challenges, and barrier to fight it before introducing the proposals, strategies, and focuses on anticipate, prevent, and combat this crime of Vietnam's authorities.

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners’ Application of Statutory Rape Reporting Laws

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 410-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn J. Sachs ◽  
Elizabeth Weinberg ◽  
Malinda Waddell Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Statutory Rape ◽  
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners ◽  
Reporting Laws

Varieties of Nonfamily Abduction of Children and Adolescents

1995 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
NANCY L. ASDIGIAN ◽  
DAVID FINKELHOR ◽  
GERALD HOTALING
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
The Public ◽  
Legal Definition ◽  
Teenage Girls ◽  
Police Records

A sample of 396 cases of nonfamily abduction was extracted from police records in a national survey of law enforcement agencies. Incidents that fit the public stereotype of a kidnapping (children who were taken by strangers and kept for an extended period of time or moved a long distance) were much less prevalent than incidents that simply met legal definitions for abduction. The former—stereotypical abductions—also tended to involve more Caucasian preteen victims who were taken but not sexually assaulted. The majority of legal-definition abductions, in contrast, was characterized by the forcible sexual assault of teenage girls. Legal-definition abductions that did not involve sexual assault occurred in the context of a diverse range of other crimes, including robbery attempts, hijackings, acts of revenge, intimidation and terrorizing, and dating violence. The findings support the idea of distinguishing between stereotypical and legal-definition abducations and highlight the need to orient efforts aimed at the prevention of nonfamily abduction toward those at risk for sexual assault.

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