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When Language Matters: A Strangulation Case Review of a Victim with Limited English Proficiency
Using a both a criminal justice and medical lens, this webinar will help remove barriers around language to establish better emergency care for victims of strangulation and help improve the quality of investigation.
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Preventing and Responding to Domestic Violence-Related Fatalities and Murder-Suicides: Turning Data Into Action
Domestic violence-related fatalities and murder-suicides leave deep scars on families, service providers, and entire communities. In recent years, many regions across the country have seen a disturbing rise in these tragic incidents—especially those involving intimate partner homicide followed by suicide.
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I Was Born in a Small Town: Addressing Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in Rural Communities
Small town law enforcement agencies have less funding for staff, training, and equipment, yet these agencies grapple with the same public safety priorities as large jurisdictions, including sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking.
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Interrupting the Cycle of Abuse Through Changing the Cycle of Justice
Public trust and confidence in the courts is at an all-time low, which impacts survivor participation and offender engagement in the court system. Procedural justice and trauma-informed practices in court systems help build trust and confidence, for both the general public and for survivors.
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Talking To Killers and Non-Lethal Abusers: What Can They Tell Us About Sexual Coercion and Jealousy
Belying their minimizing and braggadocio, perpetrators of intimate partner homicides unwittingly provide useful information about the interconnections between sex and violence within the context of an abusive relationship. Their expectations about sex, rushed courtships, jealousy and infidelity, provide retrospective insight into when and why sexual coercion unfolds over time, and how this contributes to homicide.
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The Hidden and Unrecognized Side of Violence: Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an alteration in brain function caused by an external force. Previous literature among populations affected by interpersonal violence demonstrates associations between TBI with physical health conditions and mood disorders. There are also associations with long term health complications such as post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, suicidality, and cognitive impairments. It is imperative that medical professionals screen for and identify TBI in patients affected by violence.
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Violence Against Women and Exploitation by Illegal Street Gangs
Human Trafficking is a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide, depriving millions of their human rights and enriching criminals who exploit the most vulnerable among us. Yet when gang investigators focus on drugs, guns, and homicides, illegal street gangs are often able to keep their sex trafficking activity under the radar. This webinar will explore the connection between domestic violence and organized street gangs profiting from the sex trafficking of both minors and adults.
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Fourteen Strategies for Promoting Abuser Engagement and Accountability
During this session, the presenters will describe essential practices and strategies for promoting abuser engagement and accountability, along with how these relate to community partnerships to increase victim safety as well as abuser accountability.
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Building a Survivor-Centered Pretrial System: How Survivor Advocates Helped End Use of Money Bail
This presentation will detail the coalition-building, advocacy, and communication strategies by Illinois victim advocacy groups to win support for the PFA.
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How will Virtual Reality and the Metaverse Affect the Way We Interact, Work, and Fight for Survivors
This presentation will examine how Virtual Reality will impact the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault and domestic violence.
