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North Carolina Department of Justice
2017 Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit Law Enforcement Inventory Report
March 1, 2018
North Carolina State Crime Laboratory
Attorney General Josh Stein State Crime Laboratory Director John A. Byrd
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Table of Contents
I. Executive Summary 4 II. Background on SAECKs and Sexual Assault Investigations in North Carolina 5 III. Legislative Directive 7 IV. State Crime Lab Efforts to Fulfill Mandate 8 V. Results of Survey 9 VI. State Crime Lab Testing Efforts 10 VII. Recommendations 12 VIII. Conclusion 14 Appendix I: Audit Responses by Agency 15 Appendix II: Sample Legislation 51
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Glossary of Terms
CODIS
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Combined DNA Index System, a national DNA database
Direct-to-DNA
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method in which DNA analysis is conducted before serology
LEA
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law enforcement agency
Lean Six Sigma
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method of process improvement
SAECK
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sexual assault evidence collection kit
SANE
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sexual assault nurse examiner
SBI
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North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
SCL
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North Carolina State Crime Laboratory
Serology
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blood test
Toxicology
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study of poisons
Trace evidence
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physical evidence collected at a crime scene