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Hundreds of thousands of sexual assault kits (SAKs), also known as rape kits, have languished, untested in evidence storage facilities across the United States (U.S.) [1]. A SAK or kit is a set of items used by medical professionals for collecting and preserving evidence from a victim of sexual assault for investigation and prosecution [2]. Many factors contributed to the large number of untested kits, including poor evidence tracking, outdated and ineffective investigation practices, scarce resources and personnel, misunderstanding of crime laboratory acceptance policies, victim-blaming attitudes and

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