(P23) Swab Technology Is Advancing, Leaving Sexual Assault Kits Behind

Primary Presenter(s)

Jillian Conte, PhD (she/her/hers)

Physical Scientist
National Institute of Justice
Washington, District of Columbia

Co-Presenter(s)

Tracey L. Johnson, MSFS (she/her/hers)

Supervisory Physical Scientist
National Institute of Justice
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia

A systematic review was conducted, and it was found that non-cotton swab types may be better suited for collection of sexual assault evidence and produce more probative DNA profiles.

Learning Outcomes:

Increased knowledge about:

alternative swabs available for sexual assault evidence collection.
the performance of alternative swabs in generating DNA profiles from sexual assault evidence.