Number	24903
Subject	Sexual Abuse
Source	WREG-TV (Memphis, Tenn.)
State	TN
Year	2010
Publication Date	2/15/2010; 2/16/2010; 2/19/2010
Summary	WREG uncovered that sexual assault victims in Memphis weren't being properly handled within the system. A failure to process rape kits made it more difficult to bring the victims' attackers to justice. Their investigation found as few at 6% of the rape kits were being processed. Since the story ran, sweeping changes were announced by the City of Memphis and over 2000 backlogged rape kits have been processed as a result.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	22
Keywords	sexual assault; criminal justice system; rape; rape kits; sexual abuse; police; courts; crime; sex offenders
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