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  • Study examines impact of DNA evidence in sexual assault prosecutions

    Apr 7, 2022 9:45 am by Sharita ForrestResearch
    study leader Theodore P. Cross, a professor of social work and a senior research specialist at Illinois. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • study leader Theodore P. Cross, a professor of social work and a senior research specialist at Illinois. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    When DNA evidence is available that matches the suspects in sexual assault cases, prosecutors are more likely to litigate and the odds of conviction are more than nine times greater than cases without biological evidence, a new study found.