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Sexual Assault: Information on the Availability of Forensic Examiners

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Dec. 12, 2018
Release Date Dec. 12, 2018
Report No. GAO-19-259T
Summary:

A government survey estimated that 323,450 people in the U.S. age 12 and up were victims of sexual assault in 2016.

Studies show that exams conducted by specially trained sexual assault forensic examiners may result in better physical and mental health care for victims and produce higher quality evidence.

This testimony discusses our earlier work assessing what is known about the availability of these examiners and the challenges to maintaining a supply of them in some areas. These include:

limited availability of training

lack of support from hospitals or law enforcement

low retention rates due to the demanding work

 

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