What is Anonymous Reporting
Anonymous Reporting is an alternative to the standard reporting process where investigating officers are called immediately after a survivor discloses they have been sexually assaulted. This non-investigative option allows survivors to share critical information about their assault, receive medical care including the collection of evidence during a sexual assault forensic exam without sacrificing victim confidentiality.
You Have Options
How Can You Implement?
The following documents should be used as a guide to implementing an anonymous reporting protocol in your community. If you need assistance please contact Charnessa Ridley at Charnessa@nccasa.org.
Hospitals
- NC pay sources for sexual assault evidence collection
- Anonymous report form
- Patient’s informed consent to collect
- Model protocol for sexual assault response
- VAWA provisions and forensic compliance in North Carolina PPT
- Reorder form for sexual assault forensic Exam Kits
- Anonymous Reporting request for boxes and mailing labels
- Photo of packaging and mailing labels
- Preserving Survivor Choice: Forensic Compliance & LGBTQ+Survivors of Sexual Violence
Law Enforcement
NOTE: All Anonymous Reporting sexual assault evidence collection kits should be stored at Law Enforcement Support Services. If your community will utilize a local storage facility your MOU should reflect that.
This project was supported by Award No. 2012-WF-AX-0058 awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice through the N.C. Department of Public Safety/Governor’s Crime Commission.