Episode 42
Especially Heinous: Untested Rape Kits
August 20th, 2020
47 mins 50 secs
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About this Episode
Did you watch Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and think that sexually based offenses were actually solved and prosecuted? You can't believe everything you see on TV.
In this week's episode, we learn all about how rape kits have historically been handled by police. We find out how states are starting to address the huge backlogs. We rethink the ways we allocate funding to police departments and how we can move to a model of transformative justice.
Resources:
http://www.endthebacklog.org/
https://www.rainn.org/statistics/criminal-justice-system
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article234924367.html
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/07/16/untested-rape-kits-evidence-across-usa/29902199/
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