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Dr. Jenson featured in Orlando Sentinel

Dr. Jenson provided commentary as a subject matter expert for a story exposing the questionable treatment by police of an adolescent victim of sexual assault for a news article published by the Orlando Sentinel.

Dr. Jenson’s teaching and research focuses on violent victimization, terrorism, and specifically sexual assault and associated trauma. Her comments helped contextualize and identify the ways in which victims can be better supported during law enforcement investigation by adhering to protective protocols.

To read more about the case and Dr. Jenson’s contributions, visit https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-osceola-detectives-teen-victim-sexual-battery-reenactment-20221223-tilrapdedbhtpdpaklz4cgnmw4-story.html or view the archived story at https://archive.ph/mimcr