Then and Now: Thirty Years Through the Eyes of Patients Who Have Experienced Rape

Kathy Bell

doi:10.29173/jafn850

Then and Now: Thirty Years Through the Eyes of Patients Who Have Experienced Rape

Authors

Kathy Bell OSUCHS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/jafn850

Keywords:

sexual assault, SANE, forensic

Abstract

The number of sexual assault nurse examiner programs have grown dramatically over the last 30 years. There are some processes and approaches that have changed very little over the years. However, there are others that didn't even exist that long ago and have made significant advances in the care of patients that have been raped.

References

National Center for Victims of Crime (1999) Crime Victims’ Rights in America: An Historical Overview. U.S. Department of Justice: Washington, DC. Available at: https://ovc.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh226/files/pubs/OVC_Archives/ncvrw/1999/histr.htm

Ames, B. (2024). A brief history of the Victims of Crime Act. Available at https://ojp.gov/safe-communities/from-the-vault/a-brief-history-of-the-victims-of-crime-act#:~:text=Acting%20on%20that%20recommendation%2C%20Congress,ago%20on%20October%2012%2C%201984.

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Published

2025-04-16

How to Cite

Kathy Bell. (2025). Then and Now: Thirty Years Through the Eyes of Patients Who Have Experienced Rape. Journal of the Academy of Forensic Nursing, 3(1), 70–74. https://doi.org/10.29173/jafn850