kits, to move them quickly to labs and to have those labs do a fast turnaround to obtain the evidence in the kits. This has not occurred in many states; and in some jurisdictions there has been a shortage of rape kits.., our team is continuing to report through this global health crisis—doing what we can to keep you informed and up-to-date on some of the most underreported issues of this pandemic. —we can’t do it without you.In 2011, Kamala Harris was elected Attorney General of California.
In 2012, AG Harris announced the Department of Justice had cleared a backlog of evidence. State labs would now be able to analyze kits within 30 days, “down from an average of 90 to 120 days.” How did they expedite the work? Robots, which were built to analyze the multiple samples collected by criminal justice departments and sexual response teams.