Journal of Forensic Nursing
Volume 14, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 112-116

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Forensic Examinations for Immigrant Victims: A Case Study (Article)

Payne A.*
  • a Rape Crisis Center of the Coastal Empire, P.O. Box 8492, Savannah, GA 31412, United States

Abstract

This case study examines how sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) in the United States are in a unique position to provide valuable medical forensic documentation for immigrant victims. In addition to providing evidence to solve crimes domestically, SANEs may help victims of persecution and human rights violations receive legally protected immigration status. Incorporating The Istanbul Protocol into practice provides SANEs with a tool to advocate for and protect the rights of immigrant victims both domestically and abroad. © 2018 International Association of Forensic Nurses.

Author Keywords

Rape jurisprudence Forensic medicine violence Immigration

Index Keywords

immigrant refugee nurse human jurisprudence Refugees immigration Turkey (republic) nursing assessment human rights abuse United States forensic medicine Humans migrant Adolescent evidence based nursing Emigrants and Immigrants case report female forensic nursing victim Article Sex Offenses crime victim sexual crime crime documentation Crime Victims Rape
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047971093&doi=10.1097%2fJFN.0000000000000192&partnerID=40&md5=d03289b8c9ca38163f40b3ae1860dca5
DOI: 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000192
ISSN: 15563693
Original Language: English