'Looking backwards can tell us a whole lot about moving forward'
In 2015, the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office applied for and received the first of four BJA Sexual Assault Kit Initiative grants, totaling $7 million.
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid)
DOJ BJA's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Helps Bring Serial Killer Samuel Little to Justice
The Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), an innovative program of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) which is helping law enforcement agencies nationwide test rape kits and close cold case sexual assaults and homicides, is one of the critical investigative tools that led authorities to believe Samuel Little may be the worst serial killer in American history, by enabling police across...
Over 47,000 Kits Tested Through BJA's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative since 2015
One untested sexual assault kit can have ramifications far beyond the case for which it was originally collected.
Collecting Lawfully Owed DNA
Date Published
November 2022
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Factsheet
National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)
This initiative helps law enforcement and prosecutors address the challenges associated with unsubmitted sexual assault kits (SAKs) and reduce the number of unsubmitted SAKs in their jurisdictions.