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VALOR Program Promotes Officer Safety and Wellness

More than 6,000 law enforcement agencies and 51,000 officers across all 50 states have participated in VALOR programming since 2010.

At an October homecoming parade in Jackson, Tennessee, Police Investigator Kelly Schrotberger took notice of a 15-year-old boy in the crowd. After watching him for some time, Schrotberger and a colleague came to believe the boy was acting in a manner that signaled he may...

Over 47,000 Kits Tested Through BJA's Sexual Assault Kit Initiative since 2015

In just 4 years, SAKI has already identified more than 200,000 unsubmitted kits across 54 jurisdictions in 35 states

One untested sexual assault kit can have ramifications far beyond the case for which it was originally collected.

Sexual assault offenders are often serial offenders, either committing multiple sexual assaults or other violent crimes. Testing a sexual assault kit where the perpetrator is known could provide...

Collecting Lawfully Owed DNA

Date Published
November 2022
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Factsheet
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored

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.