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The Debbie Smith Act of 2004 ( 42 U.S.C. § 13701) provides United States federal government grants to eligible states and units of local government to conduct DNA analyses of backlogged DNA samples collected from victims of crimes and criminal offenders. The Act expands the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) and provides legal assistance to ...
- DNA Identification Act of 1994, Violence Against Women Act of 2000, DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000, Uniform Code of Military Justice
Nov 3, 2023 · The bill provides critical funding to public crime laboratories to efficiently and swiftly test DNA evidence, including rape kits. “The Debbie Smith Act has been the most effective anti-rape legislation that Congress has ever passed,” said Scott Berkowitz, RAINN’s founder and president.
Nov 9, 2021 · Updated: Nov 9, 2021 / 04:27 PM EST. WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — 32-years after a crime that made headlines, Debbie Smith came face to face with her attacker in prison. The Williamsburg resident...
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Why it matters: The Debbie Smith Act creates the primary program to end the backlog of untested and unanalyzed DNA evidence. When it passed: 2004; reauthorized in 2008 and 2014 DNA evidence is often critical for achieving justice in crimes of sexual violence, but there are still challenges in the way it’s used to hold perpetrators accountable.
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Sep 6, 2019 · Today Debbie Smith, a survivor and advocate, alongside RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, held a press conference announcing delivery of over 32,000 signatures from citizens across the nation urging Congress to pass the Debbie Smith Act when it returns next week.
Profiles in DNA: Debbie Smith. Founder of H-E-A-R-T and sexual assault survivor. An interview with Debbie Smith, a sexual assault survivor, the founder of H-E-A-R-T (Hope Exists after Rape Trauma), and a longtime advocate for the elimination of DNA testing backlogs. Would you tell me the story about what happened to you?
