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From Front Page: New Denver Sexual Assault Response Protocol

Top Denver officials have signed a newly updated Sexual Assault Protocol, providing a roadmap for agencies to work together in responding to victims of sexual assault.

 Denver was among the first cities in the country to create and formalize a process designed to prevent sexual assault victims from being re-traumatized by a system that is supposed to help.  The protocol describes the role of each responder in Denver who comes into contact with a sexual assault victim so there is a seamless, standardized response that best serves the victim and reduces imposing further trauma.

The first protocol was signed in 1995 by eight people.  This 4th edition is signed by more than 30 people representing our community’s collaborative response to sexual assault.  The updated protocol is significant for several reasons. 

  • It is a living document that is actually used and it continues to be revised
  • It now includes campus-specific information on resources and response practices
  • There is guidance for cold-case sexual assault cases reopened due to DNA evidence
  • It outlines the procedure for a victim to receive a forensic exam regardless of whether the sexual assault has been reported to law enforcement
  • It provides values and standards for our community-based partners providing direct services to victims

To view the protocol, visit the Written Resources page.

See below for photos of the Denver Sexual Assault Response Protocol Signing Ceremony on April 6 at the Oxford Hotel in Denver, CO

 

Karmen Carter, Rape Assistance & Awareness Program

 

Steve Siegel, Denver District Attorney's Office                              Charles Garcia, Denver Manager of Safety

 

SAIC Co-Chairs: Sheri Vanino & Scott Snow       Dr. Patricia Gabow, Denver Health Medical Center   Kim Parra, DOVE: Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf Women & Children

 

Shawn Cohn, Denver Juvenile Probation                                       Cold Case Collaborative: DA's Office, DPD and Crime Laboratory

 

                                                                                                      Mayor Guillermo (Bill) V. Vidal

 

Jarcanda Palmateer, University of Denver                                     Division Chief David Fisher, Denver Police Department

 

 

Fran Jamison, Denver Adult Probation                                         University of Colorado Denver

 

Josh Thurmond & Kate Finn (VSN), Michelle Spradling (SAIC)    Rebecca Gershten, Survivor      Barbara Weiske, Auraria Higher Education Center

 

Dr. Gizanne Indart, Denver Children's Advocacy Center              President Stephen Jordan, Metro State College of Denver

 

Dr. Sheri Vanino, Victim Justice/Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center    Father Michael Sheeran, Regis University

 

Margaret Abrams (Denver DA's Office) & Karmen Carter (RAAP)   Debi Pitts, The Art Institute of Colorado

 

                                                                                                                                 Rebecca Gershten, Survivor

Judy Page, CO Attorney General's Office            Steve Siegel, Denver District Attorney's Office

 

Lesly Terrance, Healing from the Heart                  Mitch Morrissey, Denver District Attorney

Dialogue: Denver DA

Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey discusses legal issues in his monthly Channel 8 show. SAIC was featured in the June 2008 episode.
 
 

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