Open Survey Assesses the Practice of Polygraphing
Sexual Assault Victims

 
The sexual assault community is invited to participate in a survey on the practice and policy related to polygraphing of sexual assault victims. This is being done in response to new provisions in the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 which prohibit recipients of STOP grants from asking or requiring victims of sexual offenses to submit to a polygraph exam as a condition of proceeding with an investigation. The deadline to participate is Monday, February 5, 2007.
 
The intention of the survey is to obtain data from the front lines and to gain information about trends and promising practices for legislative and professional responses. It is being conducted jointly by the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center for Victims of Crime, and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. Information gathered from this survey will be published in a Technical Assistance Guide on the topic in early 2007. The survey is brief – only 14 questions – and takes about 15 minutes to complete. Click here to take the survey.