Outcomes from Efforts to Swab Offenders Who Lawfully “Owe” DNA in Cuyahoga County

Authors

Rachel Lovell, Case Western Reserve University
Joanna Klingenstein, Case Western Reserve University

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Date

1-2019

Description

Starting in 2016, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office and the research team collaborated to identify individuals who owe DNA, swab eligible offenders who owe, and followed up after their DNA is entered into CODIS. This brief focuses on the second and third phases this project—the swabbing, the following up, and disseminating the results. As an assessment of the efficacy of changes to practice, this report explains the process and outcomes of swabbing and submitting swabs of individuals who owe DNA in Cuyahoga County and the outcomes of what happened after a person’s DNA was entered into CODIS. The findings and recommendations serve as a framework for other jurisdictions addressing their issues with owed DNA.

Keywords

sexual violence, sexual assault kits, Cuyahoga County (Ohio)

Disciplines

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Recommended Citation

Lovell, Rachel and Klingenstein, Joanna, "Outcomes from Efforts to Swab Offenders Who Lawfully “Owe” DNA in Cuyahoga County" (2019). Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education Reports and Briefs. 12.
https://commons.case.edu/beguncenter-reports/12