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Something’s Missing in Our Response to Sexual Assault: Offender-Focused Investigations

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Duration
90 Minutes

Originally Aired
August 4, 2026

Anne Munch
Anne Munch, JD
Owner, Anne Munch Consulting LLC, Buena Vista, CO 
Tom Tremblay
Thomas Tremblay
Chief (Ret.), Burlington Police Department, Advisor and Trainer 
Tremblay Consulting & Training, Fort Myers, FL 

This webinar examines how maintaining a deliberate focus on offender behavior is essential to effectively investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases.

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in criminal justice professionals adopting victim-centered and trauma-informed approaches. As a result, survivors face less scrutiny and the quality of evidence presented has improved significantly.

Despite these advancements, conviction rates in sexual assault cases remain disappointingly low. Being trauma-informed alone is not enough to fully address all the complexities of investigating and prosecuting these cases.

Success also requires carefully examining the offender’s plans, actions, and criminal behavior. This webinar explores the synergy between trauma-informed practices and offender-focused strategies to improve justice outcomes.

Objectives

As a result of this webinar, participants will be better able to:

  • Examine reasons behind the struggle to hold offenders accountable, including psychological and sociological barriers as well as the need for enhanced offender-focused investigative training
  • Learn strategies to strengthen offender-focused investigations by gathering information through trauma-informed victim interviews and making connections to intentional offender conduct.
  • Explore common criminal sexual offender behaviors and conduct, including offender denial patterns, to enhance offender-focused investigative strategies.

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