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Chicago Police Stonewall on Rape Investigations

Sarah Tofte | Posted 10.22.2009 | Chicago

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Sarah Tofte

Every year in the U.S, over 200,000 people report they have been raped. Many submit to an invasive DNA collection, so they can convict their attacker. But thousands of these DNA samples go untested.

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Sheriff Baca: Don't Let Rape Victims Down

Sarah Tofte | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

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Sarah Tofte

Two weeks ago, the L.A County Sheriff's Department announced that in May, it stopped testing rape kits indefinitely because of a lack of funds. The backlog: 12,500 untested cases.

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Lady Gaga and The Glamorous Rape

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living

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Charlotte Hilton Andersen

the media is selling us an image of rape and domestic violence as being artistic, dramatic, the result of misguided love and -- most terrifying -- wanted.

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Almost 100 Rape Kits Put In Storage, Untested, By Suburban Police Departments: Tribune

Chicago Tribune | Megan Twohey | Posted 07.14.2009 | Chicago

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A woman submitted to a rape kit exam in July 2008 at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital after a husky stranger allegedly dragged her to the ground and s...

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Making Rape Victims Pay

Sarah Tofte | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

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Sarah Tofte

Receiving a bill in the mail for basic police work represents an unacceptable but still too common truth - that the criminal justice system has a lot to learn about how it deals with rape victims.

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Are Rape Survivors Being Victimized Twice?

Maria Hinojosa | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics

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Maria Hinojosa

There is an underreported backlog in the processing of rape kits which is delaying and sometimes denying justice for tens of thousands of American women.

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W's Parting Gifts to Women

Martha Burk | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

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Martha Burk

It's not new that outgoing Presidents try to change national policy at the last minute through rule changes. But W is set to set a record.

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The Rapist In The Freezer

Diane Dimond | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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Diane Dimond

A majority of the 400,000 untested, backlogged rape kits are orphaned tests. They've remained on ice, depriving detectives of the most important clue.

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Get Your War On: Palin And Rape Kits (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 03.10.2009 | Comedy

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In this week's GYWO, no means no, unless you have 500 bucks to sink into your own rape investigation. When the guys start looking into this whole rape...

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A Culture of Violence Against Women: More Than Rape Kits

Amie Newman | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

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Amie Newman

There is good reason to hunt down the facts about the rape kits. But the larger issue - of rape, sexual assault and how we deal with violence against women in this country - has been overlooked.

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Palin's Fetal Position

Mary Mapes | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Mary Mapes

Does Palin believe that giving a rape victim a "morning after" pill is committing murder? Does she believe that the taxpayers shouldn't pay for this or that police shouldn't offer this as a matter of course?

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