Sex Assault Investigations

Question 0

What are common elements to DFSA?

Answer 0

Occurs in social settings

Associated with another form of consumption

Question 1

What is DFSA?

Answer 1

Drug facilitated sexual assault

It’s the chemical agent that allows non consensual sexual contact

Question 2

What are common symptoms of DFSA?

Answer 2

Memory loss

Uncertainty in sexual activity

Reports being more intoxicated than usual for normal amounts

Excessive hangover

Question 3

What is a common misconception of healthy sex vs sexual assault?

Answer 3

Once you get a person excited they won’t want to stop

Question 4

What is victim selection in sexual assault?

Answer 4

Perceived as

Vulnerable

Accessible

Lacking credibility

Question 5

What are the top three causes of trauma?

Answer 5

Self blame

Blame

Invalidation

Question 6

What are the three main symptom clusters of PTSD?

Answer 6

Intrusion

Avoidance

Hyperarousal

Question 7

What are the character difference between incarcerated offenders vs unincarcirated (undetected) offenders?

Answer 7

Unincarcirated (undetected): use premeditation do not use weapons or inflict injury. Violence is instrumental typically escalating only as far as to intimidate the victim and finish the assault

Incarcerated: stranger rape, object rape, rape with violence, gang rape

Question 8

What are methods of case clearance!

Answer 8

Arrest: identity of suspect known and evidence exist that supports arrest

Exception: identity and PC exist but suspect not available: dead, in extraditable, DA won’t prosecute

Unfounded: investigation false or baseless

Question 9

What is a false report?

Answer 9

Investigation found to have never occurred or attempted

Question 10

What is a baseless report?

Answer 10

Does not meet the elements of a crime

Question 11

What is case closure?

Answer 11

Insufficient leads to prove or disprove a report on sexual assault

*these are cases that have not been cleared and can be reopened

Question 12

What are safe kits?

Answer 12

Sexual assault forensic evidence kit

Should be authorized for up to 84 hrs post assault

Consider timeframe beyond if…

Multiple assailants
Injuries
Kidnap
No bathing

Question 13

What are the time lengths to keep medical exams, STI and EC exams?

Answer 13

Up to 7 days post assault

Question 14

Personal representative right?

Answer 14

Victims 15 or older can have a family member, friend or advocate as a personal representative as long as they are not a suspect, witness or party to the crime

Person can accompany during act stage if investigation except grand jury hearing or child abuse assessment

Question 15

Victims narrative, first stage?

Answer 15

Open ended questions that prompt the victim

Avoid interrupting the victim

Question 16

What is pretext phone call?

Answer 16

Victims should be coached prior to call

Victims can have personal representative present

It determines facts, admissions and actions