Gaithersburg, MD (PRWEB) August 12, 2021 The Montgomery County Police Department Crime Lab is the latest forensic laboratory in the U.S. to begin using
December 31, 2020
7,814 Tests Completed, Resulting in 64 Arrests
Carson City, NV – Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that Nevada’s sexual assault kit testing initiative has concluded, with all previously backlogged sexual assault kits from prior to 2016 having completed forensic testing. Recently, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Forensic Laboratory completed testing on over 1,100 kits from northern Nevada. This milestone, along with the completion of testing southern Nevada kits from earlier this year brings the goal of testing all previously untested sexual assault kit in the state of Nevada to a close. In 2015, Nevada’s Sexual Assault Kit Backlog Working Group was established to eliminate the decades-in-the-making backlog, develop policies and protocols relating to the response to sexual assault, introduce legislation and enhance Nevada’s resources for investigation, prosecution and victim services. Over the years, the Working Group