For each of the following policies/procedures, indicate if it has been established, is under development, or has not yet been established/developed.
RequiredotherSAKI Purpose Area 4 FY 2021 and PriorQ33
Narrative response
A prompt for a description, a selection or a short answer.
General policies A/N seY /mrof tfard nI rednu tnempoleved oN A SAK evidence collection, storage, inventory, testing, and tracking ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Type of information collected from SAKs and personnel B responsible for collection of information ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Victim engagement notification, information sharing, and support C services ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The management of the multidisciplinary working group, to include D case management, establishment of memoranda of understanding, ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ General policies A/N seY /mrof tfard nI rednu tnempoleved oN information-sharing methods, and active engagement of community-based victim advocacy resources Identification of cases that require expedited testing protocols and investigation (e.g., based on statute of limitations issues, the E imminent release of an identified suspect from incarceration, an ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ active serial offender) Outsourcing of SAK testing and subsequent laboratory review and F certification required, where applicable ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The reopening of previously closed cases as a result of new G evidence obtained through the SAK testing process ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Training requirements specific to the SAKI project (e.g., victim- centered, cross-disciplinary approaches; the probative value of H forensic evidence typically contained in SAKs; investigation ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ methods; prosecution best practices) Publicly sharing information regarding progress of SAKI in your jurisdiction, including the type of information that is listed on a I departmental website (e.g., total number of unsubmitted kits, ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ number of SAKs submitted for testing to date, number of CODIS hits to date, number of cases prosecuted and outcomes) J How CODIS hits are followed up on by the working group ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ K Other ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ L If Other, explain:
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