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rape kit

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rape kit
Forensic medicine A collection of receptacles–cups, envelopes, plastic bags, tubes, disposable items–cotton swabs, napkins, pipettes and tools–sterile comb for pubic hairs, sheets–used to obtain evidentiary specimens from a rape victim. See Date rape, PERK kit, Rape, SARN, SART.


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Frasier said he's still awaiting the results of a rape kit to conclusively determine whether she was sexually assaulted, but he added that there's physical evidence suggesting Austin was raped.
Many police agencies wonÕt test a rape kit without a suspect, in part because it is expensive — tests can cost up to $1,500 per kit.
One city service that has faced extensive public controversy in the past year has been the Los Angeles Police Department's Crime Lab and its backlog in DNA testing of rape kits.
 
 
 
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