NYSCASA has assembled a wide variety of resources relating to DNA.

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Forensics– Information, Laboratories and Associations

Publications available from the National Center for Victims of Crime

Videos available from the Office for Victims of Crime

Speakers

Pocket Guide for Police Response to Sexual Assault

DNA Legislation

Forensics

New York State Forensic Services

Website for the New York State Forensic Services

Forensic Laboratories in New York State

New York Division of Criminal Justice Services DNA Databank

New York Division of State Police – Forensic Science Laboratory

Erie County Central Police Services (CPS) Forensic Laboratory

New York City, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Westchester County Department of Laboratories and Research

Nassau County Police Department Scientific Investigation Bureau

Onondaga County -  http://www.ongov.net/health/lab.html

Suffolk County Office of the Medical Examiner 

Monroe County Crime Laboratory

Associations for Forensic Nurses

International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN)

New York State Chapter of the IAFN

Publications from the National Center for Victims of Crime

DNA & Crime Victims: What Victims Need to Know
This 12-page brochure outlines for victims the process of DNA collection and its potential impact on their cases.
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ADN & las Victimas de Delitos: Lo que last victimas necesitan saber
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DNA & Crime Victims: What Victim Assistance Professionals Need to Know
This 12-page pamphlet aims to increase victim service providers' understanding of the use of DNA as forensic evidence and its implications for victims of crime.
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ADN & las Victimas de Delitos: Lo que necesitan saber los profesionales que ayudan a las victimas
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DNA Hits in Cold Cases: Notifying Crime Victims
This tri-fold brochure aims to help law enforcement officers understand how victims may react to notification of a DNA match in cold cases and how to foster their trust and make the first contact go as smoothly as possible.
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What Every Law Enforcement Officer Needs to Know Brochure
Focuses on issues that arise for the first-responding law enforcement officer.
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Videos–You can download clips and order these
materials from the Office for Victims of Crime

DNA: Critical Issues for Those Who Work with Victims
This 24-minute DVD (NCJ 211970) raises awareness for victim advocates, criminal justice practitioners, and others who work with crime victims about the issues involved for those whose cases involve DNA evidence. The video highlights issues such as collection and preservation of evidence, the crime's impact on the victim, victim notification at points along the process, and victim involvement and participation in the process.
OVC site

Sexual Assault Response Teams: Partnering for Success
This 7 ½-minute DVD (NCJ 209842) provides a history and context of the multidisciplinary response to sexual assault. Developed by the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation, the DVD describes the positive benefits of a collaborative response to victims of sexual violence, highlights the progress the field has made in serving victims, and addresses several emerging issues facing first responders and the ways in which those challenges continue to shape the response of sexual assault response teams.
OVC site

Speakers

Rob and Debbie Smith
H-E-A-R-T
Hope Exists After Rape Trauma
Debbie Smith was raped in her home. Her attacker was found through a DNA database. The DNA evidence collected from the crime scenes of Mrs. Smith rape were compared to that DNA data base and the match was made. Debbie now travels around the country with her husband Robert to talk about her experience. She is a moving and eloquent speaker.