Incidence of Sexual Assault
National estimates are that 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men have been victims of rape
or attempted rape. Children and young adult women are most at risk as 44% of sexual
assault victims are under the age of 18, and 80% are under the age of 40. More than 80%
of victims know their assailant. Less than 40% of sexual assault victims report the attack
to law enforcement agencies.
Given the incidence of sexual assault in the U.S., every county or consortium of counties
needs to have trained sexual assault examiners. California state law requires
counties with populations of 100,000 or more to have trained examiners either on call or
on duty. And, counties with populations over one million are required to have one team
per million population.
Sexual Assault Forensic Medical Examination Teams
Examiner teams are commonly called SAFE (Sexual Assault Forensic Exam) Team or
SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) Teams. SAFE Team membership includes
nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians. SANE Teams are
nurse examiner teams.
Vision
Our plan for the sexual assault program is to continue to build a scientific evidence based
curriculum with a range of courses; to provide leadership and training in the development
and sustainability of SAFE/SANE teams; to establish the value and need for SAFE
Teams in every California county or consortium of counties; to develop a telemedicine network for mentoring and coaching examiners; and to continue to develop
new and enhance existing SART (Sexual Assault Response Teams). CCFMTC also welcomes inquiries from other states and countries.
List of Courses
Five day course for sexual assault examiner training
One day course for medical directors and coordinators of SAFE/SANE Teams
Sexual assault forensic evidence training for law enforcement officers
Sexual assault forensic evidence training for attorneys
Developing New and Enhancing Existing SART Teams
Forensic Photography
Basic and Advanced Courtroom Communications
On Site Courtroom Communications Training for Deputy District Attorneys and Sexual
Assault Forensic Examiners
