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- June 22: Demystifying the prepubescent medical forensic examination
- Aug. 10: will be How language shapes our response to sexual violence
- Nov. 1: will be A team approach: Child life's role in pediatric sexual abuse cases
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Oct. 11-14, 2017
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Association’s conference promises to be packed with diverse sessions and the option to earn valuable CEs. In addition to covering the most current forensic nursing science topics, the Conference offers a wonderful opportunity to network with your peers. As a member, you receive the discounted member rate.
The Early Registration rate is $525 USD for Members and $654 USD for Nonmembers. Early registration ends July 31.
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C-SPAN
Mariska Hargitay was among the witnesses at a hearing of a bipartisan task force aimed at ending sexual violence and clearing the nation’s law enforcement agencies of a large backlog of untested rape kits. The task force, made up of lawmakers of both parties, was seeking ways to end sexual violence and improve resources for victims. She and other witnesses recounted the obstacles many sexual violence victims face in seeking justice after their attacks and answered questions from the panel about what funding and other support victim advocates needed to advance their work.
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Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center has been awarded a 2017 Top Workplaces honor by The Plain Dealer. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement. Several aspects of workplace culture were measured, including Alignment, Execution and Connection, just to name a few.
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The New York Times | Opinion
If you are an adult victim of sexual assault in Las Vegas, there is only one hospital where you can go to have a rape kit completed. Only two nurses in that hospital have specialized training to do the exam.
In a metropolitan area of two million people, in a state with consistently high rates of domestic violence, the limited number of resources for sexual assault survivors seeking to prosecute, although troubling, is not unique. There are shortages of sexual assault nurse examiners throughout the United States, but such low numbers are more common in rural areas, where patients seeking rape kits may be redirected to hospitals hours away.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Domestic violence caseloads for Honolulu police skyrocketed 615 percent from 2013 to 2016, largely because of a 2014 law change that reclassified abuse suspected in the presence of children under age 14 to be classified as felonies, according to a report released by the city's auditor.
The report released last week by City Auditor Edwin Young also concluded that there was not a corresponding increase in successful prosecutions.
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The Wasington Post | Opinion
Nothing is a more powerful symbol of the failure of the criminal justice system to take sexual assault seriously than the tens of thousands of rape kits that languish — untested — in police departments and crime labs across the country. So when authorities undertake to eliminate the existing backlog and prevent future ones, it is a sign of a new approach that prioritizes getting justice for victims and holding offenders accountable. That is what is happening in Virginia, and it should be applauded.
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Nurse.com
A reader asked about a nurse colleague who had business cards made that falsely indicated the nurse colleague had a BSN degree when she did not, nor was she enrolled in a baccalaureate nursing education program. Moreover, according to the reader, the nurse’s immediate supervisor knows the nurse does not have a BSN, but has not required her to correct the fabrication. The reader was concerned about where to go with this information.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Doctors and parents involved in female genital mutilation could go to prison for up to 15 years under bills overwhelmingly approved by lawmakers in Michigan, who said harsher penalties are needed in a state where the first federal prosecution of the practice is ongoing.
Gov. Rick Snyder is expected to sign the legislation, which would make Michigan the 26th state to ban female genital mutilation. It has been a federal crime for 20 years, punishable by five years in prison.
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The Mercury
Austrailians should show “cultural sensitivity’’ to migrant men who resent women’s rights and bash their wives and children, a taxpayer-funded study says.
The three-year study, funded by the Australian Research Council, concludes: “Many refugees see some human rights, in particular those relating to women and children’s rights, as detrimental to their successful settlement in Australia.’’
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WCAU-TV
Day five of deliberations in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial, and the mood outside the courthouse turned sober as spectators wondered what could be taking the jury so long to reach a verdict.
“It’s like groundhog day. You wake up every day and it’s the same thing,” said Dennis McAndrews, former prosecutor and local Montgomery County attorney who has been attending the trial daily.
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Nurse.com
Miracle fruits. Herbal teas. In recent decades, these have been the images of holistic medicine. That’s no longer the case.
With more patients facing limited solutions to their health problems, many nurses, whether certified in holistic care or not, are exploring alternative methods to complement modern solutions to relieve pain or rid a patient’s body of disease.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Campus sexual assault is the topic of a daylong training session planned by New York State Police.
More than 120 campus administrators, victim advocates and others are expected to attend a session at the State University of New York at Geneseo. Among topics to be addressed — domestic violence, stalking and how to preserve digital evidence.
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