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Special Issue: Social Justice in Forensic Nursing
Deadline for Submission Dec. 1, 2017
Click here to learn more.
International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice
Wednesday, Oct. 11 - Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Up to 27 contact hours will be available as you explore topics covering General Forensic & Legal, SANE, Administrative & Leadership, Pediatrics, and more.
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The Athens News
It had been seven months since a young woman, who was an Ohio University student at the time, reported to the Athens Police Department that she had been sexually assaulted at her off-campus Athens home.
On May 4, 2014, she called the APD for an update after weeks of back-and-forth emails and phone calls with the officer in charge of her case
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NIJ
Many new publications have been published by the NIJ and many publications are available for downloading in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF).
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Teen Vogue
Karen was 26 when her partner drove her to an ER in Boston the morning after she was sexually assaulted. She opted for a pregnancy test, pre-exposure prophylaxis anti-HIV treatment, and an IV. She assumed her insurance from her job as a certified rape crisis counselor would cover the costs.
But four months later, she received a bill from the hospital. It contained a breakdown of what her insurance covered and what she owed — and it exceeded $1,200.
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KIRO-TV
For years, potentially critical evidence in thousands of rapes in Washington sat untested in police evidence rooms or at state crime laboratories.
In 2015, the number of untested “rape kits” – containing biological evidence, such as saliva, blood, semen, urine, skin cells and hair – totaled an estimated 6,000.
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RHI Hub
Renee was desperate to find a way out of her abusive marriage. But, knowing her husband was monitoring her every move, she could not visit the community’s Legal Aid office to seek help for herself and her children. So she went to the dentist.
Renee confided in the Northern Dental Access Center’s on-site attorney, who helped her plan a safe escape. She later told the center, “When I saw that there was an attorney available while I was at the dental office, I could finally ask for help and feel safe.”
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Gulf News India
India’s central government told the Delhi High Court that criminalising marital rape may destabilise the institution of marriage apart from being an easy tool for harassing husbands.
In an affidavit filed by the Centre, it said there can be no lasting evidence in cases of sexual acts between a man and his own wife.
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The Wichita Eagle
She walked into the courtroom slowly, keeping her eyes trained on the faces of allies. Her pink dress bounced with every step, her legs were wrapped in white tights and tipped in shiny white shoes.
The 8-year-old girl raised her right hand, and swore to tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
She jumped into the blue witness chair, and pulled herself closer to the mic that extended over her head.
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