Justice Revisited for Sexual Assault Survivors: A Qualitative Analysis of the Initial Phase of Mobile, AL's Promise Initiative

Author

Savannah A. Rommel, University of South AlabamaFollow

Date of Award

8-2022

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

M.S.

Department

Clinical and Mental Health Counseling

Committee Chair

James R. Stefurak, Ph.D.

Abstract

The purpose of the current study was to understand how stakeholders involved in the support of survivors experienced the impact of the preliminary implementation of a Sexual Assault Kits Initiative (SAKI) program.. Interviews were conducted with several participants, including rape crisis advocates, sexual assault nurse examiners, special victim unit detectives, and assistant district attorneys involved in the project called “The Promise Initiative” in Mobile, Alabama. Four major domains—reference to the grant, what contributed to the original problem, stakeholders, and sexual assault—and corresponding core ideas emerged that highlighted both positive and negative experiences stakeholders had with the grant. One of the overarching themes that stakeholders collectively experienced was related to trust or lack thereof within their own capabilities, between other stakeholders, and for the system.

Recommended Citation

Rommel, Savannah A., "Justice Revisited for Sexual Assault Survivors: A Qualitative Analysis of the Initial Phase of Mobile, AL's Promise Initiative" (2022). Theses and Dissertations. 92.
https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/theses_diss/92