FACTSHEET:
Rape of Women in a War Zone
Many hundreds of thousands of women have been raped in wars in this century alone, as reported in areas as diverse as Korea, Bangladesh, Liberia, Southeast Asia, Uganda, and in the former Yugoslavia. Assaults are often gang-related and sadistic, including other forms of physical torture. The effects of these types of trauma are immeasurable, long lasting, and shattering to both inner and outer worlds.
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Impact of Sexual Assault Examiners on Criminal Justice Outcomes Pilot Study (DA/SAE Study)The District Attorney/Sexual Assault Examiner (DA/SAE) study is a collaborative research project undertaken by the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault, the Sex Crimes Unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, and St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Crime Victims Treatment Center (CVTC). The purpose of the study is to explore the impact that Sexual Assault Examiners (SAEs) have – through structured physical examination, forensic evidence collection and courtroom testimony – on criminal justice outcomes. A secondary goal of the project is to explore the role currently played by medical evidence in cases of sexual assault (SA). Therefore, to accomplish these goals, the study poses two basic questions:1. What impact, if any, does the involvement of a Sexual Assault Examiner have on criminal justice outcomes in cases of sexual assault? 2. In general, what role does medical evidence play in cases of sexual assault in the criminal justice system? The DA/SAE Study was designed to uncover possible relationships in cases of sexual assault between criminal justice outcomes and victim treatment in hospital emergency departments. The emphasis of this inquiry is on the involvement of trained SAEs and the role of medical evidence in sexual assault cases. This pilot study found that the involvement of an Sexual Assault Examiner (SAE) had no significant effect on what influence, if any, medical evidence may have had on case outcomes. This points to one of the key flaws of the study in that the control hospital had a long history of enhancements made for patients reporting sexual assaults and provided many services similar to that of the specialized Sexual Assault Examiner programs. This pilot study led to another study called How SAFE is NYC? Sexual Assault Services in Emergency Departments to map out what services and enhancements exist at emergency departments throughout NYC. This baseline study will provide a good foundation for future outcomes studies in NYC. [Read the DA/SAE report (pdf)] [Go to the How SAFE is NYC? section] |
Voices and Faces:
Tracey Stevens 
"My priest told me that I should find forgiveness and move on. Well, I have moved on with my life, but I will never forgive my attacker. He has forever injured my spirit."
Read more about Tracey at The Voices and Faces Project »
SAYSO 2008 Album 4
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