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NCJ Number:	121270

Title:	Sexual Assault/Abuse: A Hospital/Community Protocol for Forensic and Medical Examination

Corporate Author:	Kentucky Office of the Attorney General Victims Advocacy Division United States of America

Project Director:	M M Neel

Date Published:	Unknown

Page Count:	60

Sponsoring Agency:	Kentucky Office of the Attorney General Frankfort, KY 40601 US Dept of Health and Human Services Washington, DC 20201

Grant Number:	01-8801KYCJA1

Type:	Guideline

Format:	Document

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	This protocol is designed to assist Kentucky hospitals in minimizing the physical and psychological trauma to sexual assault/abuse victims, maximizing the probability of collecting and preserving the physical evidence for potential use in the legal system, and interviewing and physically examining sexual assault/abuse victims.

Abstract:	Part I focuses on adult sexual assault victims. The protocol encompasses the elderly victim, the disabled victim, the male victim, and marital rape/sexual assault. Components of the protocol are the initial law enforcement response, the treatment plan, the evidentiary examination, evidence-collection documentation, the medical examination, post-examination information, and procedures for evidence release. Information is also provided on sexually transmitted diseases. Part II provides the protocol for cases involving the sexual abuse of children. The treatment plan covers facility, intake, reporting, support personnel, and consent. The interview addresses abuse history, indicators of child sexual abuse, assessment, development considerations for interviewing children, interviewing techniques, and medical history. Medical examination procedures are detailed, and procedures for obtaining and recording post-examination information are described. Information on sexually transmitted diseases in children is provided. Appended forms and supplementary information, pertinent Kentucky statutes, 17 references.

Main Term(s):	Child Sexual Abuse

Index Term(s):	Evidence collection; Kentucky; Medical evaluation; Rape evidence kits; Sexual assault victims



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