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OVCRC

04/07/2006

If a person is unconcious and is their own guardian and there is suspician of sexual assault, can a SANE exam be performed with the permission from an assistant prosecutor or does a court order have to be ...

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Jane Smith

04/07/2006

This is a complicated issue for those that do not understand...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

Would you please address recommendations for addressing limited resources in rural or tribal communities and would you provide feedback on a regional concept to MDT's for rural or tribal communities?

Dan Hally

04/07/2006

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center is currently co...

S Laskey

04/11/2006

Regional SANE programs were first instituted in Memphis (197...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

I work in a university community. Often extreme alcohol intoxication is a factor in dealing with our sexual assault victims. It is so prevalent as to almost be the rule. How do you address this issue from ...

Gary Arai

04/07/2006

You are not alone in posing this question as you can see for...

S. Laskey

04/07/2006

There are two documents that will help you with each of thes...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

In working with victims of sexual assault, what are some ways in which we can better explain the process of reporting it to police, given the person is in such a traumatic state, so that they can make a mo...

Maureen

04/07/2006

I agree that the crisis intervention model provides us neede...

S Laskey

04/11/2006

First, while many victims will show the effects of the traum...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

We recently had an inquiry from a public health nurse asking for any resources that could assist Public Health Nurses conducting well child exams to identify individuals who might need to be referred for f...

Jackie Eakan

04/07/2006

This situation presents a great opportunity for prevention a...

S Laskey

04/11/2006

This is an excellent use of resources to detect abnormality ...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/10/2006

Our University's Judicial Affairs system resists limiting ANY information that an accused student wishes to bring forth in a sexual assault hearing. They feel that the accused student would have the right...

Advocate in CA

04/07/2006

Over the last ten years campuses have been reacting to a ser...

S Laskey

04/11/2006

I have a question. Is this a legal process or a University p...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

Hi Pat - we have a great team working here in Canada. One of the challenges we have had to iron out, however, was the role of each member esp as it comes to questioning the patient. We are often asked to s...

C. Carter-Snell

04/07/2006

Hi Cathy! Great observation and a task faced by SANEs daily ...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/10/2006

Are there any statisitics that show SART teams help improve prosecution of sexual assault cases? If so, what are they?

Jenny

04/07/2006

The public health literature does not at this time support e...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

Sometimes the different ways in which law enforcement and victim advocates are trained to assist a rape survivor lead to conflict at the time the rape is reported at the hospital or elsewhere. VA's are tra...

Lori K Sudderth

04/07/2006

Teams that sit down together to "imagine" potential conflict...

S Laskey

04/11/2006

Conflict among team members is expected, particularly when t...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

What strategies do you recommend for addressing the jurisdictional issues frequently experienced in Indian Country?

Dan Hally

04/07/2006

With the high rates of sexual violence against Native Americ...

S. Laskey

04/07/2006

While I am not an attorney, I have responded to jurisdiction...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

I have been an advocate for sexual assault victims for 25+ years, working in non-profits and law enforcement. Part of the role of the victim advocate is to respond to hospital to meet with a victim of sexu...

Lauana Duckwort

04/07/2006

In our work building the National Sexual Assault Response Te...

S. Laskey

04/07/2006

I am a surgeon who has developed a protocol to diagnose trauma pts who are victims of IPV. I want to know measurable predictors once a victims is identified to determine if intervention is working

Leslie Halpern

04/07/2006

Here is the reference source: Gerlock, A.A. (2001). A prof...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

Clearly the literature does not offer much information about...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

What would a multidisciplinary response look like for rural programs who do not have a local SANE program and who would make up the multidisciplinary team when there is limited numbers of advocates, law en...

Carmen Hubbs

04/07/2006

With support from the Office for Victims of Crime, the Natio...

S. Laskey

04/07/2006

I presume that the local hospital would be responsible for t...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

I have two questions: #1 - Have you encountered a professionally reviewed Sexual Assault Support Group curriculum. We have been using CalCASA materials for our groups, but wonder if someone has prepared an...

Lee

04/07/2006

Question #2: Yes, the federal government has several documen...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

Question #1: I support Sally’s response and will add that a ...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

My first response is actually a question, what type of suppo...

S. Laskey

04/07/2006

Even though we have a good SART Team working relationship, it seems that constant training of police & sheriff agencies is always needed, but not so welcomed. I'd like to know how other Victim Witn...

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Silvia Uribe

04/07/2006

That's a great resource, because i'm not only interested in ...

Silvia Uribe

05/08/2006

Please contact our SART Resource Coordinator, Debbie Rollo f...

S Laskey

05/08/2006

FOURTH NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING CONFER...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/11/2006

I'd like to know more about those who have teams of trainers...

Silvia Uribe

04/10/2006

You are absolutely right, and I would broaden your statement...

S. Laskey

04/07/2006

Despite landmark cases involving sexual abuse of priests - They are still difficult cases to get police and prosecutors to arrest, charge, convict; and finding attorneys for the civil side in getting remed...

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Vicki

04/07/2006

Addressing sexual abuse by professionals is an important are...

S. Laskey

04/07/2006

Do you know of any DoJ programs and research addressing the role of "soft" and "hard" pornography triggering misogyny, sexual harssment and copy cat crimes in juveniles?

Dr Reisman

04/07/2006

I am not aware of any specific Department of Justice funded ...

S Laskey

04/11/2006

The short answer is I am unaware of programs to address the ...

Dr. Pat Speck

04/07/2006

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OVCRC

04/07/2006