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In today's episode, Clara speaks with Jessica Ritchie, lecturer in criminology at the University of Leicester, about her research on survivor autonomy in sexual assault examinations.

To learn more about the issue discussed in today's episode, including Jessica Ritchie's article, you can check out the following resources:

Medico-Legal Evidence: Survivor Relational Autonomy and Informed Consent in Sexual Assault Examinations

Achieving more with less: A critical review of protocols for forensic investigation of sexual violence in low-resource environments

Forensic science and the right to access to justice: Testing the efficacy of self-examination intimate DNA swabs to enhance victim-centred responses to sexual violence in low-resource environments

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(Editor's note: due to connection issues, parts of some of today's guest's responses are unfortunately missing, and have the remaining answer has been spliced together to be as coherent as possible).