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  • A black and white file photo of the Albuquerque Indian School Complex, circa 1910 | Photo credit: National Archives | National Archives Identifier 292879

    The First Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Report Acknowledges A Shrouded Legacy

    May 12th, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer One-and-a half centuries. Over 400 Indigenous boarding schools run by the federal government, with support from religious institutions. The use of systematic militarized and identity-alteration methodologies in an attempt to 'assimilate Indigenous persons.' Corporal punishment to enforce rules...

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    Common Contractor Fraud Scams To Watch Out For

    May 4th, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In a previous piece, we gave you a quick look at contractor fraud. We examined what it is, looked at common signs, and gave you a few tips to protect yourself from falling prey to such scams. In...

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  • A photo of two plateaus seen in the distance at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

    State Of The Tribal Courts: A Statistical View

    April 19th, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) published what it called the first complete enumeration of tribal court systems operating in the United States. Termed the National Survey of Tribal Court Systems (NSTCS), it consists of three surveys specific...

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    Millions Of Americans Are Victims Of Stalking Each Year

    February 22nd, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer An estimated 3.4 million U.S. residents aged 16 or older were victims of stalking in 2019, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) said in its Stalking Victimization report published this month. That estimated number amounts to around 1.3%...

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    The New National Anti-Human Trafficking Strategy: An Introduction

    February 9th, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer On Friday, Feb. 4, the Justice Department announced that Aaron Crawford of Maryland had been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release. Why? For engaging in what Attorney General Merrick B....

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  • Representative photo of a boy sitting with a tablet at a table | Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

    The Impact Of ‘Deepfake’ On Child Safety

    February 1st, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer There's no doubt that combating child sex abuse material (CSAM) is a serious challenge that law enforcement officers, parents, caregivers, and various others involved in or concerned about child safety and protection face. Sample this: Of the 21.7+...

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  • Representative image of healthcare professionals | Photo by Rusty Watson on Unsplash

    Dealing With Healthcare Workplace Harassment & Violence

    January 25th, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer Workplace related harassment, assault and other acts of violence is not new to healthcare workers. Even around a decade ago, research by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had found that healthcare workers were at increased risk for...

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  • Representative photo of a person looking at financial charts on a laptop | Photo by Tezos on Unsplash

    Are You Unknowingly Helping A Criminal Launder Money?

    January 18th, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer An overwhelming majority (over 90%) of all money mule transactions identified through the European Money Mule Actions are linked to cybercrime, the Europol says. What does that mean? It means a large number of law-abiding citizens in the...

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  • Representative photo of a little girl sitting along with a dog on the grass | Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash

    Child Safety Legislation In The Works: A Round-Up

    January 4th, 2022
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer At Biometrica, child safety and protection has always been at the heart of what we do. We ended 2021 with a look-back special at various issues surrounding this all-important public safety subject that took centerstage through last year....

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  • Representative photo of a lit up Las Vegas | Photo by Stephen Leonardi on Unsplash

    The Year Of The Big Casino & Gaming Rebound

    December 23rd, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer When 2021 began, it was not a Covid-19-free world as many had hoped. For all of 2020 and several months into 2021, casinos across the country were either entirely closed or operating under capacity restrictions and other measures...

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    A Look-Back At Issues Of Child Safety And Protection In 2021

    December 23rd, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer At Biometrica, the safety of children has always been a priority. This year, amidst general chaos and anxiety, the safety of children took center stage like never before. Here are some of the relevant issues and news stories...

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    Examining The Homeland Security Effort Against Trafficking Through The Blue Campaign

    December 16th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In this piece, we look at the DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act, introduced in both chambers of Congress, which seeks to increase coordination between various components of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and augment the Blue Campaign....

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    Transporting Hazardous Materials: The Rules & Organizations That Oversee It

    December 15th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In October, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) released findings of its surprise inspection initiative over the summer, which cracked down on safety issues related to the transport of hazardous materials and dangerous goods (HM/DG) as part of...

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  • Representative photo of Fremont Street | Photo by Marc Cooper via Flickr

    The Mob Bosses Who Shaped Vegas — Jim Ferguson, First On The Scene

    December 14th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer Last month, we kicked off our mini series on the history of Las Vegas, a city that was originally built as a desert railroad town but evolved into the casino capital of the world. The city, its residents,...

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    How Schools Can Prevent And Intervene In The Battle To Curb Youth Violence

    December 13th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In the first part of our mini series on youth gangs and violence, we established that there have been repeated reports suggesting spikes in violent crime even among the youth. Just over two weeks after we published that...

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  • Photo of a person's hand on the steering wheel of a truck

    The Legislation That Could Solve The Trucker Shortage By Recruiting Older Teens

    December 9th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer The trucking industry is currently in the midst of a well-publicized driver shortage crisis, which has combined with other factors to exacerbate a supply chain crisis in the U.S. This has prompted some to advocate for a radical...

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  • Representative photo of a woman holding a placard that says "Silence allows violence" | Photo by Anete Lusina from Pexels

    Gender-Based Killings Continue To Disproportionately Affect Women & Girls Globally: UNODC

    December 8th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer On average, a woman or girl is killed by someone in her own family every 11 minutes across the world, according to a report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) this month. In...

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    Crimes Against Property Remained Most Reported Major Criminal Offense Category In 2020: NIBRS Data

    December 7th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer On Monday, Dec. 6, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published data on nearly 8.9 million criminal offenses reported via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2020. Of the total 8,879,728 offenses reported in 7,560,867 incidents, 60.5%...

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  • Photo of a memorial plaque dedicated to the victims of the Jonestown massacre

    Cults: Identifiers And Warning Signs For Law Enforcement

    December 6th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Aara Ramesh Going off the sheer volume of content generated about it, if there’s one thing Americans can’t get enough of, it’s a story about a cult. Be that NXIVM, which made headlines a few years ago when it emerged that...

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  • Representative image of a toy-like gun being pointed right into the camera | Photo by Lavi Perchik on Unsplash

    What Are Firearm Child Access Prevention Laws?

    December 2nd, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Aara Ramesh When it comes to gun rights, one demographic proponents of gun control are particularly concerned about is children that live in homes that also have firearms. While the presence of a firearm in the house can be dangerous to...

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    Does Childhood Lead Exposure Really Lead To More Violent Crime?

    December 1st, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Aara Ramesh The U.S. is currently in the grip of what experts are calling a historic crime wave, with violent crime — and homicide rates particularly — reaching levels previously seen in the 1980s and 1990s. In fact, over the last...

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  • Representative image of a person with their face buried in their hands | Photo by Kat Smith from Pexels

    Combating Human Trafficking At Casinos — Red Flags & Actions

    November 30th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer The multi-billion dollar casino industry, possibly much like several other sectors, has sometimes been a target of unscrupulous characters who try and use the cover of a legitimate business to surreptitiously carry out criminal activities. When it comes...

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  • Photo of a coin with the Bitcoin symbol on it on a laptop

    Cyber Provisions In The New $1 Trillion Infrastructure Package

    November 29th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer Earlier this month, Congress officially passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (colloquially known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal”), which allocated over $1 trillion to physical infrastructure, as well as aspects like access to clean drinking water and...

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  • Image courtesy: FBI | The practical training area for the ERT (Evidence Response Team) Basic Course. The practical training area allows students to process scenes within actual houses. The ovens work, the ceiling fans turn, and there are secret nooks and hiding spots that students must find.

    What It Takes To Be Part Of The FBI’s Evidence Response Teams

    November 24th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind April 3, 2021 marked 25 years since the capture of the notorious domestic terror actor, Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber. Kaczynski was active for nearly two decades, but managed to evade arrest because he was meticulous...

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  • Photo of a white statue of a man in a traditional head-dress

    The Repatriation Of Native American Artifacts And Human Remains

    November 23rd, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Aara Ramesh Among the many challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples in North America today, one that has gained particular attention is that of unmarked graves (usually associated with former Indian boarding schools) and of artifacts taken from various Tribes in the...

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  • Representative photo of a hooded person in a dark alley | Photo by Isaac Weatherly from Pexels

    How Schools Can Help Curb Violence Among Youth

    November 22nd, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In Portsmouth, Virginia, the local police department and the Up Center are reaching out to the public as they seek mentors to help steer youth in the right direction. The two organizations have come together due to an...

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  • Representative photo of the Capitol | Photo by Andy Feliciotti on Unsplash

    First Amendment Rights Vs. Public Safety — The Balancing Act Of Prosecuting Domestic Terrorism

    November 18th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Aara Ramesh A week ago, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a warning that the U.S. is facing a “heightened threat environment” from domestic terrorists this holiday season. Though there have been no “credible” or specific threats yet made, the...

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  • Photo of a young boy in a face mask sitting on steps

    How Covid-19 Has Impacted The Already Strained Child Welfare System

    November 17th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Aara Ramesh Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the child welfare system was rife with gaps that made children in foster care extra susceptible to abuse. Like with many other societal problems, however, the pandemic only worsened that situation on a number...

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  • Tohono Indian Women led the Tucson 2019 Women’s March with a show of strength, resilience and power | Photo by Dulcey Lima on Unsplash

    Addressing The Epidemic Of Missing And Murdered Indigenous Persons: What’s In The President’s Executive Order

    November 16th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind & Aara Ramesh At Biometrica, we've repeatedly written about an epidemic that many in the country have been quietly dealing with: of missing and murdered Indigenous persons. There is no doubt that it is a public safety epidemic demanding...

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  • Representative photo of youth displayed sitting on a graffiti-filled street | Photo by Aedrian on Unsplash

    Youth Violence, Gang-Led Or Otherwise, Appears To Be On The Rise: How The OJJDP Combats It

    November 15th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer Gang activity in the United States is said to have declined in the mid-1990s to 2000. But between 2001 and 2005, it increased again and stayed constant until around 2012, per government estimates. From around 2002-2012 annual estimates...

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  • Representative photo of a white pickup truck parked amidst a backdrop of trees | Photo by Jonathan Cooper on Unsplash

    Protecting Our Roads From Terror Actors: The Darren Drake Act

    November 11th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer Halloween 2017 turned out to be one the city of New York will never forget. At some point before 3 p.m. on the day, Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov took the white Home Depot pickup truck he had rented in...

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  • Representative photo of Las Vegas | Photo by Sung Shin on Unsplash

    A Brief History Of Las Vegas: The Pre-Mob Years To The Old Vegas Casinos

    November 10th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind It's a story that everyone in today's legitimate U.S. casino industry knows. But some stories never grow old, no matter how many times you revisit them. So, in today's feature, we introduce you to a timeless tale: Of powerful...

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  • Representative photo of a baseball glove with a ball inside it | Photo by Steshka Willems from Pexels

    How The ‘Black Sox’ Match-Fixing Scandal Changed Baseball Forever

    November 9th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Aara Ramesh In an earlier story in this series on sports betting, we wrote about how just as there have been wagers (legal or otherwise) placed on sporting outcomes as long as there have been sports, match-fixing has existed just as...

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  • Representative photo of a subway station | Photo by Jenna Day on Unsplash

    Surface Transport Terror Threats: ‘Soft’ Targets, Hard Security Challenge

    November 8th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind We set the stage in a piece published about two weeks ago, on examining the kind of threats surface transportation around the world has faced from terror actors over time. To quickly recap what we said then: While the...

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  • Representative photo of a campus | Photo by Element5 Digital from Pexels

    Looking Further At Campus Police And Their Role In Tracking Violent Crime

    November 4th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer In 2019, the last year for which data is available, a total of 5,998 post-secondary institutions (across almost 11,000 campuses) reported 34,933 criminal offenses to the federal government, and 17,758 offenses related to violence against women, be that...

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  • FBI Jacksonville Special Agent Lauren Regucci conducts a landfill search for evidence related to a homicide in July 2018 in Folkston, Georgia. After years as a high school counselor, Regucci joined the FBI in 2002 in search of a new challenge. Today, she leads the Jacksonville Evidence Response Team and is an agent on the counterterrorism squad on the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

    The History Of Crime Scene Evidence Collection, And The FBI’s ERTs

    November 3rd, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind From around the end of the 19th century until the middle of the 20th century, a French forensic scientist developed several key scientific methods of analysis that are still in use and remain one part of the bedrock of...

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  • Image of a hand placing poker chips on a card table

    The Figures Who Made The World Series Of Poker, And The Way Forward

    November 2nd, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer Earlier this week, the MGM Springfield, one of Massachusetts’ only casinos, officially reopened its poker tables after an 18-month hiatus that was prompted by Covid-19 restrictions. In doing so, it became the only casino in the state to...

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  • An overhead shot of a syringe, a white powder, and some pills on a blue background

    An Overview Of The DEA’s “Drugs Of Abuse” Report And Its Implications For Child Welfare

    November 1st, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer As part of their mandate to prevent substance abuse, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) periodically puts out a resource guide titled “Drugs of Abuse.” The latest version from 2020 is meant to serve as a “comprehensive guide” to...

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  • Shadowy image of a girl looking through gaps in the slats out the window

    The 2003 PROTECT Act And Safeguarding Children From Sexual Exploitation

    October 28th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Aara Ramesh On Wednesday, Oct. 27, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a Virginia man, 26-year-old Zackary Ellis Sanders, had been convicted by a federal jury for producing, receiving, and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The DOJ alleges that...

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  • Representative photo of a CSX train seen heading through what appears to be a tunnel | Photo by Brian Suh on Unsplash

    Surface Transport & Terror Threats: An Overview

    October 27th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind Transportation is known to be a "coveted" target among terror actors worldwide, even though certain modes have become increasingly — and thankfully — extremely hard targets to crack. Aviation, of course, is the first mode of transport that comes...

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  • Representative photo of a girl looking sad lying down on a bed | Photo by M. on Unsplash

    Where Do Casinos Fit In The Fight Against Human Trafficking?

    October 26th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind Earlier this month, there were reports of a 12-state human trafficking, joint undercover sting, called Operation United Front, that led to the arrests of 102 people. Through the operation, 47 victims were rescued, including two minors. As part of...

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  • Man sitting at a desktop computer, wearing a headset

    911 Operators — First Of The First Responders

    October 25th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer October 28 marks National First Responders Day in many parts of the country — a day that is meant to celebrate the many hundreds of thousands of people that make up the fabric of the emergency response system...

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  • Picture of a wooden door with a steel lock

    An Overview Of Safe Gun Storage Laws And Why They Are Important

    October 21st, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Aara Ramesh It’s not uncommon these days, unfortunately, to see stories of children or toddlers coming upon an unsecured firearm at home and accidentally setting it off. Research from the Gun Violence Archive and the Associated Press found that gun violence...

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  • Representative photo of a little girl shutting her eyes with her hands | Photo by Caleb Woods on Unsplash

    Child Sex Abuse Material Production Sentencing Is On The Rise

    October 20th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer Out of the total federal caseload, child sex abuse material (CSAM) production cases account for only a small percentage. Even so, the expansion of digital and mobile technology has led to a 422% spike in the number of...

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  • Policeman looking away from the camera

    More Law Enforcement Officers Are Being Assaulted, Injured, Or Killed On The Job

    October 19th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Biometrica staffer On Monday, Oct. 18, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) released the last of its Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) dataset for 2020, reporting that 60,105 law enforcement officers (LEOs) were assaulted while on the job last...

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  • Representative photo of a young person asking for a lift | Photo by Atlas Green on Unsplash

    Runaways And Homeless Youth: Alone, At Risk, And Scared

    October 18th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Deepti Govind One in 10 people aged 18–25 and one in 30 people aged 13–17 experience homelessness each year. To put it another way, in a classroom of 30 students, at least one will experience homelessness this year, which means they...

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  • Back view of a woman walking alone on a street at night

    The Legislative Link Between Campus Police And Local Law Enforcement In California

    October 14th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Biometrica staffer Over Memorial Day weekend in 1996, Kristin Denise Smart, a freshman at California Polytechnic (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, mysteriously disappeared in the middle of the night when she was walking back to her dormitory after a party....

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  • Representative photo of a police car on a street | Photo by Matt Popovich on Unsplash

    Community Policing: An Introduction

    October 13th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By a Biometrica staffer A majority of contacts between law enforcement officers (LEO) and the public only happens during emergencies, or situations that are highly charged and emotional. But these are not the most ideal circumstances for LEOs and the community they...

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  • Two men arm wrestling on a table, beside a pile of dollars

    The Sordid History Of Match-Fixing And Illegal Sports Wagers

    October 12th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Aara Ramesh Earlier this year, two of the most traditionally prestigious tournaments in the global tennis circuit (the French Open and Wimbledon) were dogged by accusations of match-fixing. This put authorities on the alert for something similar happening at the U.S....

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    Tackling The ‘Rape Kit Backlog’

    October 11th, 2021
    category: Feature Stories

    By Aara Ramesh In August, police in Dallas, Texas, arrested former dentist David Thomas Hawkins, 75, for an aggravated sexual assault — that happened nearly four decades ago. In 1985, Hawkins had raped at gunpoint Carrie Krejci, and since then had successfully...

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