Sexual Assault Response Team

Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)

…because sexual violence shatters lives, wounds communities and perpetuates injustice.

What is a SART team?

It is a community-wide multi-disciplinary coordinating group that promotes a comprehensive response to sexual assault.

What are the community benefits of SART?

Ensures victims have the best and most comprehensive services available
Provides a forum for discussion and problem solving for service providers, investigators, and prosecutors
Helps bring perpetrators to justice

Assists communities in creating coherent and effective protocols
Improves communication and fosters a good working relationship among agencies
Informing professionals about emerging technologies in forensic science, including toxicology and biology (DNA) where there are continuing advances and improvements in the techniques and processed being employed

Learn More, Attend an Upcoming Virtual SART Meeting

We meet virtually (Zoom) every other month on the fourth Tuesday at 3 p.m. for Polk County and the fourth Wednesday at 3 p.m. for Hardee/Highlands.

Please note: Our November 2023 meeting is one week delayed due to the holiday.

Join the Polk SART Meeting

Join the Hardee/Highlands SART Meeting

Other Upcoming Meetings

January 23 at 3 p.m. – Polk County SART

January 24 at 3 p.m. – Hardee/Highlands SART

March 26 at 3 p.m. – Polk SART

March 27 at 3 p.m. – Hardee/Highlands SART

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