The Importance of Testing Rape Kits

The United States is experiencing a backlog of untested rape kits. Why is testing rape kits so important? Why are so many kits left untested?

Hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits, also known as sexual assault kits (SAKs), languish in evidence storage facilities across the U.S. This backlog denies justice to victims and allows rapists the opportunity to continue to harm others.

SOURCE: The Conversation • AUTHOR: Rachel Lovell and Daniel J. Flannery • LAST UPDATED: November 13, 2016