3-25 Police investigation

The police use the SAFE kit, and other evidence gathering techniques to gather enough to go to court. Investigations of the victim, suspects, and bystanders (if there were any), also warrants are used to get the suspects cloths and DNA.

3-23 SAFE kits.

A rape kit or sexual assault forensic exam (SAFE) kit is done at a hospital. In Maryland it is done at the request of the victim now due to the "Jane Do Law", while before this year it was the police that gave them the go ahead on doing the kit. The SAFE kit is free for the victim, though the medical is not (i.e. treage and any medical help during exam).

"For a sexual assault evidence collection kit to be the most useful the victim should go to the hospital immediately following the attack. Changing clothes or bathing may result in destroying viable evidence. It is a victim's right to refuse to participate in any part of the evidence collection process, regardless of what stage the procedure is in. However, a sexual assault kit is the victim's best way to document the attack and help ensure prosecution of the attacker. The victim's informed consent is necessary for a kit to be used. This evidence retrieval and exam could take up to four hours to complete."--> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_kit

3-4 RCIS

The Rape Crisis Center is a place for victims, survives, and family members of those who have been raped. They provide 24-hour crisis hotline for anyone that needs to call for help, either talking or hospital accompaniment for support during the SAFE exam. It is staffed by both paid and volunteer people who are trained for crisis counseling. RCIS of Carroll County has 6 months free therpy for Sexual Violence victims, survivers and family members as well. They also go around to oganizations/ schools teaching people about sexual violence, how common it is, how to stop it, and let people know that they are there if they need them.

http://www.rapecrisiscc.org/

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