Local level SAEC policies/data (Bradenton, Florida)

Vanessa Nason filed this request with the Bradenton Police Department of Bradenton, FL.
Submitted June 2, 2017
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From: Vanessa Nason

Subject: Sunshine Law Request: Local level SAEC policies/data (Bradenton, Florida)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:

Any and all statistics, data, reports, audits, policies, and procedures pertaining to the following items regarding sexual assault evidence collection (SAEC) kits (also known as "rape kits") and processing:

• all standard operating procedures regarding the SAEC process

• any written policies or procedures regarding department practices on the acquisition of or handling of rape kit evidence, including protocols for its collection, testing, and delegation and transfer to all other possibly relevant locations, laboratories, or agencies

• the number of kits collected and booked into evidence from the period of January 1, 2000 through the date this request is processed

• the number of kits that have been processed by a public or private crime or forensic laboratory or equivalent processing location from the period of January 1, 2000 through the date this request is processed

• the number of unprocessed kits in any storage facilities currently under the department’s jurisdiction and control, including those held by medical personnel or at external laboratory locations

• any materials regarding the status or ultimate disposition of cases in which a kit was collected. Please include all available segregable data.

• all audits involving this agency regarding the collection or backlog of SAEC kits

• all proposed alterations or yet-to-be-implemented changes to the policies and procedures regarding the collection, testing, and use of SAEC kits

If there any questions about this request, please feel free to call us at the MuckRock office at 617-299-1832.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I would request your response within ten (10) business days.

Sincerely,

Vanessa Nason

From: Muckrock Staff

Subject: RE: Sunshine Law Request: Local level SAEC policies/data (Bradenton, Florida)

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: Bradenton Police Department

Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL]RE: Florida Sunshine Law Request: Local level SAEC policies/data (Bradenton, Florida)

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The Bradenton Police Department received your request and continues to research information requested.

Thanks,

Josh Cramer
Assistant Chief of Police, Patrol Division
Bradenton Police Department
100 10th Street West
Bradenton, FL 34205
(941)932-9300 (Main)
(941)932-9320 (Office)
Email: josh.cramer@cityofbradenton.com<mailto:josh.cramer@cityofbradenton.com>

From: Bradenton Police Department

Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] RE: Florida Sunshine Law Request: Local level SAEC policies/data (Bradenton, Florida)

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Good morning,

Thank you again for your request. We believe that we previously responded in May 2018 with the attached documents which would fulfill your request.

To answer the request point by point, please find our responses following your bullet points in bold italics:

Any and all statistics, data, reports, audits, policies, and procedures pertaining to the following items regarding sexual assault evidence collection (SAEC) kits (also known as "rape kits") and processing:

* all standard operating procedures regarding the SAEC process Attachment: BPDprocedural general orders - sexual crimes investigations.pdf

* any written policies or procedures regarding department practices on the acquisition of or handling of rape kit evidence, including protocols for its collection, testing, and delegation and transfer to all other possibly relevant locations, laboratories, or agencies Attachment: BPDprocedural general orders - sexual crimes investigations.pdf

* the number of kits collected and booked into evidence from the period of January 1, 2000 through the date this request is processed Attachment: BPDsexual assault kits.pdf

* the number of kits that have been processed by a public or private crime or forensic laboratory or equivalent processing location from the period of January 1, 2000 through the date this request is processed Attachment: BPDprocessed sexual assault kits.pdf

* the number of unprocessed kits in any storage facilities currently under the department's jurisdiction and control, including those held by medical personnel or at external laboratory locations Attachment: BPDunprocessed sexual assault kits.pdf
* any materials regarding the status or ultimate disposition of cases in which a kit was collected. Please include all available segregable data. No materials available.

* all audits involving this agency regarding the collection or backlog of SAEC kits No audits occurred.

* all proposed alterations or yet-to-be-implemented changes to the policies and procedures regarding the collection, testing, and use of SAEC kits No such documents exist at this time.
Your request did prompt a review by our Detective Division to ensure that we were able to fulfill it properly. Please see the below email from Sgt. Dennis Stahley:

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