Critical Forensic Evidence In Social Work

This article has a lot going on within it. It first explains how social workers work regularly with sexual assault victims, both in the hospital setting and in the community. They are able to connect with the victims of sexual assault. As social workers are trusted, they tend to learn about a sexual assault before the victim has spoken with the police or even medical providers. This article also explains how the earlier a victim arrives for evaluation in the emergency room, the greater the chance of obtaining very critical forensic evidence such as DNA samples. When a victim delays in going to the emergency room or to the police and they shower and change their clothes, they lose very critical evidence. Their first study was twofold.