Publications

paceKit Coverage

Fourwords Solutions and the paceKit in the news (web, radio, and video).

Supported self-collection is grounded in published research and international precedent. The studies listed were not conducted by Fourwords; they examine self-collection in varying capacities.

Debbie Smith, Laurance Webb, Angelika Fennell, Elizabeth Nathan, Christine Bassindale, Maureen Phillips • 2014 • Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
Lisa Smith, Jon Wetton, Gurdeep Lall, Heather Flowe, Mark Jobling • 2017 • Science & Justice
Lisa Smith, Wangu Kanja, Jessica Ritchie • 2020 • AWSC Third Annual International Conference on the Status of African Women
Matilda-Jane Oke • 2024 • International Journal of Legal Medicine
Ministry of Health • 2025 • NSW Health Guideline
She Matters • 2026
Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime
Dr. Kim Stanton • 2025 • Province of British Columbia
Dr. Roberto Leon • 2017 • This Changed My Practice (UBC CPD)
Lisa Smith, Heather Flowe, Jon Wetton, Mark Jobling • 2018 • The Conversation
The Science Show, ABC Radio National
The West Australian

paceKit Coverage

Publications

Early evidence kits in sexual assault: An observational study of spermatozoa detection in urine and other forensic specimens

Forensic science and the right to access to justice: Testing the efficacy of self-examination intimate DNA swabs to enhance victim-centred responses to sexual violence in low-resource environments

Self-examination intimate DNA swabs to enhance prosecutions of sexual violence in Kenya

Improving the forensic genital examination for trans and gender diverse sexual assault complainants: Three case reports

Early Evidence Collection — NSW Clinical Guideline

Bridging the Gap: Exploring Forensic Evidence Self-Collection for Survivors of Sexualized Violence in Rural Communities

Rethinking Justice for Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Systemic Investigation

Independent Systemic Review: The British Columbia Legal System's Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence

Indications and value of self-administered vaginal swabs for STIs and vaginitis

Innovative DNA recovery techniques could help victims catch rapists in Kenya

Self-examination swab allows DNA collection after rape

Mine rape kits to stop sexual violence