The Provability Gap

KUT & KUTX Studios
KUT & KUTX Studios

An in-depth news series about the handling and mishandling of sexual assault cases in Austin and Central Texas.

Episodios

  1. 15/08/2019

    Series Trailer

    This new series explores how sexual assaults are investigated and prosecuted in Central Texas and why many of these crimes go unpunished. KUT’s Nadia Hamdan has frank conversations with victims, survivors, detectives, prosecutors, lawyers and others as she explores the reasons for the provability gap in sexual assault cases. The post Series Trailer appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

  2. 19/08/2019

    The Provability Gap, Part 1: The Victim

    Hundreds of rape victims report to Austin police each year. But most of them never make it past the interrogation room – let alone to a courtroom. In the age of #MeToo, a growing number of people in the community are questioning why so many of these crimes go unpunished, and they’re pressuring local leaders […] The post The Provability Gap, Part 1: The Victim appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

  3. 20/08/2019

    The Provability Gap, Part 2: The Police

    Hundreds of adult sexual assaults are reported to the Austin Police Department each year, but only a tiny fraction of these cases will make it before a jury.  The question is: why?  It’s something we’re exploring in our series, The Provability Gap.  In the second part of the series, KUT’s Nadia Hamdan looks at some […] The post The Provability Gap, Part 2: The Police appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

  4. 21/08/2019

    The Provability Gap, Part 3: The Prosecutor

    Even though it can sometimes take more than a year for a sexual assault case to make it through the system, many in the community, including the district attorney, believe the number of cases making it to trial is far too small. The post The Provability Gap, Part 3: The Prosecutor appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

  5. 22/08/2019

    The Provability Gap, Part 4: The Public

    Should all the responsibility for the poor track record of getting justice for rape survivors fall on police and prosecutors? Or should city leaders … and the community at large, also carry some of the blame?  The post The Provability Gap, Part 4: The Public appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios -- Podcasts.

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An in-depth news series about the handling and mishandling of sexual assault cases in Austin and Central Texas.

Información

  • Canal
    KUT & KUTX Studios
  • Creador
    KUT & KUTX Studios, Nadia Hamdan
  • Años de actividad
    2019
  • Episodios
    5
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © 2025 KUT & KUTX Studios | Moody College of Communication
  • Mostrar sitio web
    The Provability Gap

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