Medico-Legal Responses

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Reports

State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 2008
Prosecuting Alcohol-Facilitated Sexual Assault, Teresa P. Scalzo, American Prosecutors Research Institute, 2007
Introducing Expert Testimony to Explain Victim Behavior in Sexual and Domestic Violence Prosecutions, Jennifer G. Long for the American Prosecutors Research Institute, 2007
The uses and impacts of medico-legal evidence in sexual assault cases: a global review. Du Mont, J. & White, D., Sexual Violence Research Initiative, World Health Organisation, 2007
Juror attitudes and biases in sexual assault cases, Taylor N., Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice series no. 344, Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, August 2007
U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women A National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations (Adults/Adolescents) U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women 2004
Guidelines for medico-legal care for victims of sexual violence, WHO, 2003
A Woman's Guide to Evidence: Monitor, Uncover, and Enter Evidence into the Case Yourself in cases of Rape, Domestic Violence, and Child Abuse, Marie De Santis, Women's Justice Center, 2000 (Spanish version)
Handbook: Advocating for Women in the Criminal Justice System in Cases of Rape, Domestic Violence and Child Abuse, Women's Justice Center. Available in English and Spanish

Comparison of cervical os versus vaginal evidentiary findings during sexual assault exam. Morgan JA. J Emerg Nurs. Apr;34(2):102-5. 2008
Female and Male Sex Offenders: A Comparison of Recidivism Patterns and Risk Factors. Freeman NJ, Sandler JC. J Interpers Violence 2008
Serial and single-victim rapists: differences in crime-scene violence, interpersonal involvement, and criminal sophistication. Park J, Schlesinger LB, Pinizzotto AJ, Davis EF. Behav Sci Law; 26(2): 227-237. 2008
Correlates of Medical and Legal Help Seeking among Women Reporting Intimate Partner Violence. Duterte EE, Bonomi AE, Kernic MA, Schiff MA, Thompson RS, Rivara FP. J Womens Health (Liebert); 17(1): 85-95. 2008
Does judicial monitoring deter domestic violence recidivism?: results of a quasi-experimental comparison in the Bronx. Rempel M, Labriola M, Davis RC. Violence Against Women; 14(2): 185-207. 2008
Does the punishment fit the crime? Judicial sentencing in adolescent and adult sexual assault cases. Du Mont J, Forte T, Badgley RF. Med Law; 26(4): 747-68. 2007
Defining patterns of genital injury from sexual assault: a review. Sawyer Sommers M. Trauma Violence Abuse; 8(3): 270-80. 2007