A new online tool will allow survivors to check the status of their sexual assault kits, according to Alaska’s Department of Public Safety. via AlaskaBeacon
A new online tool will allow survivors to check the status of their sexual assault kits, according to Alaska’s Department of Public Safety. The department said it developed a tracker so survivors can stay up to date on their cases in “the least intrusive and traumatic way possible.”
Advocates like Jennifer Brown of Standing Together Against Rape Alaska say this is a step in the right direction — the online tool is part of a response to the backlog of thousands of unprocessed rape kits that the state finished“Already, when you are a victim of sexual assault, it feels like you’re voiceless,” Brown said. “This sort of puts back that voice and that power for victims of sexual assault where they can look and see that, yes, progress is happening with their sexual assault kits.
She said before the tool, survivors had to contact the detective working their case to get an update on their kit.
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