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Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Development & Operation Guide

NCJ Number
170609
Author(s)
Linda E. Ledray
Date Published
1999
Length
318 pages
Annotation
This guide describes the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program for responding to victims of sexual assault.
Abstract
The SANE program, developed in 1976, is a multidisciplinary, victim-centered way of helping sexual assault victims. Trained, experienced SANE practitioners help to preserve the victim's dignity, enhance medical evidence collection for better prosecution, and promote community involvement and concern with crime victims and their families. The document contains 14 chapters with detailed information on the values, missions, and goals of several SANE programs, along with suggestions on how to establish and operate them. Chapters discuss: (1) the history and development of SANE programs; (2) program models; (3) a community approach; (4) assessing the feasibility of a SANE program; (5) funding; (6) starting, staffing, and operating a SANE program; (7) pediatric SANE exam; (8) policies and procedures; and (9) maintaining a healthy, ongoing program. Figures, tables, appendixes, glossary, bibliography