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L.A. members show excitement for the National Sexual Assault Conference

March 9, 2010

posted in: CALCASA

A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to travel down to Los Angeles with CALCASA’s Public Affairs Director Robert Coombs to meet with some of our members. This trip was a chance for us to hear what our members are excited about for the National Sexual Assault Conference that is taking place in September.

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Los Angeles backlog of untested DNA rape cases

February 2, 2010

posted in: Campus

Human Rights Watch reported on the lack of follow-through regarding the growing backlog of untested DNA in rape cases in the city of Los Angeles.  In May 2009, the City Council approved 26 new crime lab positions which: “The police maintained that the positions were necessary to address a backlog of 7,000 untested sets of

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