by PERL | Apr 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, representatives from PERL met with Mayor Jim Strickland Friday to share a number of concerns about how the Memphis Police Department handles rape cases. After the meeting, PERL members and supporters held a press conference...
by PERL | Apr 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
You’ve probably seen the rape kit “backlog” in the news. But the “backlog” doesn’t tell the whole story. Police undercount reported rapes using difficult-to-detect methods. This leads to “paper” reductions in crime,...
by PERL | Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we will be taking an EXTRA CLOSE look this month at the media and advocacy surrounding untested rape kits. We believe it’s important to fact-check the “backlog” because the chronic failure of police to...
by PERL | Mar 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Suspects say charges based on long-ignored rape evidence violate their due process rights. A man charged nearly 14 years after a woman reported she was raped will be able to have a fair trial, a Shelby County prosecutor argued Thursday. The Tennessee Supreme Court has...
