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Resources that were developed to help address the problem of prison rape can be found on the National PREA Resource Center website and PREA/Offender Sexual Abuse section of the National Institute of Corrections website.

Information on Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) certification is available on the SANE Certification Central section of the International Association of Forensic Nurses website.

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