A new study supports what RAINN has been telling state and federal policymakers for decades: a more robust DNA database leads to lower crime rates.
RAINN’s policy department has joined a team of national experts selected by the Justice Department to support states’ work to address and end the backlog of untested and unanalyzed rape kits.
The SAFER Act supports efforts to audit, test, and reduce the backlog of DNA evidence in sexual assault cases and bring perpetrators to justice.