NCJ Number
121270
Date Published
Unknown
Length
60 pages
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.