Critical Issues in Responding to Reports of Sexual Assault This section of the SART Toolkit provides information on critical issues related to the SART response, victim safety, collateral concerns, and best practices. The content will help SARTs seeking to gain a basic understanding of an issue, learn best practices, and identify technical assistance providers to...

Critical Issues in Responding to Reports of Sexual Assault This section of the SART Toolkit provides information on critical issues related to the SART response, victim safety, collateral concerns, and best practices. The content will help SARTs seeking to gain a basic understanding of an issue, learn best practices, and identify technical assistance providers to...

[1] Jessica Bateman, 2017, “Meet the Women Using Tech to Combat Sexual Assault,” The Guardian. Retrieved June 11, 2017, from LINK [2] U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, 2013, A National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations: Adults/Adolescents, Second Edition. Retrieved March 10, 2017, from LINK [3] Bette Bottoms, Liana Peter-Hagene,...

[1] Jessica Bateman, 2017, “Meet the Women Using Tech to Combat Sexual Assault,” The Guardian. Retrieved June 11, 2017, from LINK [2] U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, 2013, A National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations: Adults/Adolescents, Second Edition. Retrieved March 10, 2017, from LINK [3] Bette Bottoms, Liana Peter-Hagene,...

  SART Operations SART Meeting Logistics SARTs generally hold regularly scheduled meetings to develop relationships, discuss emerging issues, and monitor progress on outcomes. Meetings provide regular opportunities to further the team’s mission by creating space to make improvements, identify concerns, and celebrate successes. The regular pattern of communication provided by meetings is seen as an...

  SART Operations SART Meeting Logistics SARTs generally hold regularly scheduled meetings to develop relationships, discuss emerging issues, and monitor progress on outcomes. Meetings provide regular opportunities to further the team’s mission by creating space to make improvements, identify concerns, and celebrate successes. The regular pattern of communication provided by meetings is seen as an...

[1] Graham Kenny, June 21, 2016, “Strategic Plans are Less Important than Strategic Planning,” Harvard Business Review. Retrieved January 22, 2017, from LINK [2] Peter Bergman, Harvard Business Review, January 4, 2017, “Execution is a People Problem, Not a Strategy Problem,” Harvard Business Review. Retrieved January 20, 2017, from LINK [3] Don Hofstrand, 2016, Vision...

[1] Graham Kenny, June 21, 2016, “Strategic Plans are Less Important than Strategic Planning,” Harvard Business Review. Retrieved January 22, 2017, from LINK [2] Peter Bergman, Harvard Business Review, January 4, 2017, “Execution is a People Problem, Not a Strategy Problem,” Harvard Business Review. Retrieved January 20, 2017, from LINK [3] Don Hofstrand, 2016, Vision...

[1] Graham Kenny, June 21, 2016, “Strategic Plans are Less Important than Strategic Planning,” Harvard Business Review. Retrieved January 22, 2017, from LINK [2] Peter Bergman, Harvard Business Review, January 4, 2017, “Execution is a People Problem, Not a Strategy Problem,” Harvard Business Review. Retrieved January 20, 2017, from LINK [3] Don Hofstrand, 2016, Vision...

History of SARTs SARTs were created to change how sexual assault victims were treated, evidence was collected, and cases were managed. The histories of SARTs throughout the country show how victims, advocates, law enforcement officers, forensic laboratory scientists, health care professionals, and prosecutors collaborated to create integrated, victim-centered systems that support victims as well as...