WEBVTT THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK AT WHY THE BACKLOG HAPPENED IN THE FIRST PLACE.>> WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN.>> LAST YEAR AN AUDIT FOUND MORETHAN 3,000 UNTESTED DNA KITS FR SEXUAL ASSAULTS SITTING ON EVIDENT SHELVES.NOW THE KITS ARE FINALLY BEI TESTED, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS T KNOW HOW MANY LEAD TO ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS.>> DOING THIS DATA AND THE RESEARCH AND IDENTIFYING EVERY UNDERLYING CAUSE, WHETHER IT'S STATEWIDE, REGIONAL, LOWAL D --LOCAL OR ANYTHING ELSE WILL LET MAKE SURE WE ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM.ANECDOTALLY SOME ARE NEVER TESTED BECAUSE THEY DON'T BELIEVE THE VICTIM OR THEY DON'TBELIEVE THEY CAN PROVE THE CASE.>> THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TO ADDA RESEARCH COMPONENT THA LOOKS AT THE STATE LEVEL WHERE PREVIOUS PROJECTS HAVE FOCUSED ON SINGLE JURISDICTIONS, HOUSTON, DETROI LOS ANGELES, AND NEW ORLEANS.>> I THINK THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS RESEARCH ARE HUGE FOR POLICY, FOR FUNDING DECISIONS FOR HOW WE ALLOTRESOURCES.>> GRETCHEN HUNT WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE SAYS KENTUCKY'S CONVICTION RATE FOR RAPE IS ONLY 3%.>> I HOPE WE'LL SHOW AN INCREASEIN REPORTING OF SEXUAASSAULT, INCREASED ARRESTS, INCREASED CHARGING, INCREASED CONVICTIONS.THAT WILL RESTORE VICTIMS' SENSEOF JUSTICE.>> THEY'RE ALSO TRAINING PROSECUTORS AND INVESTIGATORS -ALL OVER THE STATE SO THEY CAN BETTER HANDLE THESE