The Forensic Nurse

Often SANE programs go unnoticed and unpraised for their efforts. Most people would tell you that its not really polite conversation to talk about the needs for such programs.  

But the Chicago Tribune recently published an article about a SANE program in cook county. There is a phenominal qoute in the article by Tom Fleming Jr of the Park Forest Police department:

“We know that a SANE nurse who is trained in evidence collection has done the correct work for us,” he said. “Our goal is to not have a trial. Our goal is to get a confession from that offender. And we’re best equipped to do that with medical evidence. If we can do that, if we can get an offender to take a plea and not go to trial, then we’ve served that victim right at that very moment.”

Read the Full Article here:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-sex-assault-treatment-sw-zon.ar0apr08,0,7944054.story