**11. Conclusion**

Sexual assault and violence have destructive consequences for the victims starting from physical injuries to anxiety, depression, drug use, tendency for self-harm, suicide attempts, and very many other that have been very well reported [45–47]. It is reported that at least 20–35% of females are victims [17, 48]. Nevertheless, those that suffer avoid formal help and do not report the criminal activity. The reasons for that are known and may vary in severity in different cultures. The assaulted feel that they have no good communication with the law enforcement units and the health providers and that they will encounter negative attitudes [49]. We believe that interdisciplinary collaboration between different parties that are involved in crime combat is essential. That is the reason why we established a unit under the name of "Sexual Assault Crisis Center" as a one-stop center to prevent victims from the traumatic effects of visiting hospitals, police, and prosecutors for medical examination, evidence collection, and pursuing. The center aims to coordinate policies by the participation of all the actors in combating sexual crime and violence [23, 49]. We already collaborate with police, prosecution, and judges, and we work together as a team with lawyers, psychologists, doctors, nurses, and all the health management responsible. This prototype will also serve as a discouraging effort for the perpetrator, once it will be focused on disclosing the various rape cases by the use of correct evidence collection and evidence analysis. We have also aimed to raise awareness among policy makers and the society in general by collecting, analyzing, and publishing data generated from the activities of the center in the long run. Evidence-based crime combat and prevention is the key element for public safety. Therefore, proper evidence collection with minimum harm to the victim is essential [50, 51].

## **Acknowledgements**

This project has been supported by İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University financially and by providing the appropriate resources.
