local level SAEC policies/data (San Antonio Police Department)
| Tracking # |
W207464-031918 |
| Multi Request | local level SAEC policies/data |
| Submitted | March 17, 2018 |
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From: Vanessa Nason
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, 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
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 look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Vanessa Nason
From: San Antonio Police Department
Attachments:
W207464_10_day_letter.pdf (https://sanantonio.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/DownloadItemFile.aspx?iid=ogdMiRxhx74=&fid=hrbdpZUY8A/NSCvV2vjUBz6H4VABL4kwoydbaBk2yqg=&cid=vXlykHCGg6I=)
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Dear Vanessa Nason:
The City of San Antonio is seeking to withhold some or all of the information you have requested and has sought a decision from the Attorney General's Office on the applicability of certain exceptions, pursuant to section 552.301 of the Texas Government Code. Please see attached a copy of the City's correspondence with the Attorney General's Office.
Sincerely,
Reid Koenig
City Attorney's Office
From: San Antonio Police Department
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To Vanessa Nason,
Please be advised that the City of San Antonio does not monitor requests that have been closed. If a requestor desires to seek additional information, we recommend the creation of a new request (please visit the Open Records Center). If you have further questions, please email the staff member who responded to your request. (http://www.sanantonio.gov/opengovernment/)
City of San Antonio
From: San Antonio Police Department
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W207464_-_GM_-_Procedure_703.pdf (https://sanantonio.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/DownloadItemFile.aspx?iid=ogdMiRxhx74=&fid=@@12cdn1NsyEt7RaJsppMahfT53JY1pCRr5j5dwfm0asto=&cid=vXlykHCGg6I=)
W207464_-_ICX_SOP_-_Procedure_205.pdf (https://sanantonio.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/DownloadItemFile.aspx?iid=ogdMiRxhx74=&fid=@@12cdn1NsyEt7RaJsppMahfT53JY1pCRr5z9crQuKOekg=&cid=vXlykHCGg6I=)
W207464_-_SHP_SOP_-_Procedure_203.pdf (https://sanantonio.mycusthelp.com/webapp/_rs/DownloadItemFile.aspx?iid=ogdMiRxhx74=&fid=@@12cdn1NsyEt7RaJsppMahfT53JY1pCRr5NRIGD69J/SE=&cid=vXlykHCGg6I=)
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City of San Antonio 4/10/2018
Via email VanessaNason MuckRockNews DEPT MR 51468
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
RE:
Response to Public InformationRequest COSA ORR No: W207464-031918 Dear Requestor:
Thisletter responds to your request for information to the City of San Antonio,dated and received in our office on 3/17/2018 12:00:00 AM.
Information Requested: SanAntonio Police Department Texas Public Information Act Office 315 South SantaRosa Avenue San Antonio, TX 78207 March 17, 2018 To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the followingrecords: Any and all statistics, data, reports, audits, policies, andprocedures pertaining to the following items regarding sexual assault evidencecollection (SAEC) kits (also known as "rape kits") and processing: all standardoperating procedures regarding the SAEC process any writtenpolicies or procedures regarding department practices on the acquisition of orhandling 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 ofkits collected and booked into evidence from the period of January 1, 2000through the date this request is processed the number ofkits that have been processed by a public or private crime or forensiclaboratory or equivalent processing location from the period of January 1, 2000through the date this request is processed the number ofunprocessed kits in any storage facilities currently under the department’sjurisdiction and control, including those held by medical personnel or at externallaboratory locations any materialsregarding the status or ultimate disposition of cases in which a kit wascollected. Please include all available segregable data. all auditsinvolving this agency regarding the collection or backlog of SAEC kits all proposedalterations or yet-to-be-implemented changes to the policies and proceduresregarding the collection, testing, and use of SAEC kits Therequested documents will be made available to the general public, and thisrequest is not being made for commercial purposes. In the event that there arefees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges inadvance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filledelectronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. Thank youin advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward toreceiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statuterequires. Sincerely, Vanessa Nason
The City of San Antonio PoliceDepartment (SAPD) has reviewed its files and located the attached StandardOperating Procedures for the Property Room and the Special Victim’s Unit. Also attached is the General Manual procedurefor the Handling of Sexual Assault Complaints. The below listed information is also responsive to your request:
There have been sixteen thousand seventy one ( 16,071) kits collected and booked into evidencefrom the period of January 1, 2000 through the date this request is processed
Pleasebe advised that from 2000 to 2011, the SAPD cannot verify the accuracy of thedata that was imported from an older database.
The number of kits that have been processed by apublic or private crime or forensic laboratory or equivalent processinglocation from the period from January 2011 forward is five thousand two hundredand four (5,204).
Thetracking of all items in File-On-Q Property Management System going to the labfor testing began in January 2011 and only includes items transported by thecivilian liaison, not individual kits removed by detectives and hand carried tothe lab.
The number of unprocessed kits in any storagefacilities currently under the department’s jurisdiction and control, includingthose held by medical personnel or at external laboratory locations fromJanuary 2011forward is one thousand six hundred twenty (1,620).
Thetracking of all items in File-On-Q Property Management System going to the labfor testing began in January 2011. Kitstested prior to this date were not tracked in File-On-Q Property ManagementSystem.
The status or ultimate disposition of cases inwhich a kit was collected is only tracked on a case by case basis. There is no responsive document that willprovide this data for all cases at once.
There are no responsive documents for an audit involvingthe collection or backlog of SAEC kits.
There are no responsive documents for proposedalterations or yet-to-be-implemented changes to the policies and proceduresregarding the collection, testing, and use of SAEC kits.
I hope you will find the abovelisted information to successfully complete this request. As we have fulfilled your request, we have closed it.
Should you have any questions orconcerns, please contact me at the email address below.
Thank you for your time andconsideration.
Sincerely,
John Lowery
Paralegal, Police Audio/VideoRecords Specialist
San Antonio Police Department
Open Records Office
Public Safety Headquarters
315 South Santa Rosa Avenue
San Antonio, Texas 78207
(210) 207-7320
john.lowery@sanantonio.gov
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