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Domestic Violence

Awareness & Investigations Train-the-Trainer

The Domestic Violence Awareness & Investigations Train-the-Trainer is a 3 day  seminar designed for criminal justice professionals, victim advocates, social service providers and mental health professionals.

 Participant receives the Domestic Violence Awareness and Investigations Train-the-Trainer Manual that contains nearly forty hours of lesson plans, overheads and handouts.  The 3 day seminar includes the following workshops:

Adult Facilitation and Learning

o   Instructional Methodology

o   How Adults Learn

o   Advantages and Disadvantages to Problem Solving Learning  

 Victim and Officer Safety

• Officers Killed Responding to Domestic Violence Calls

• Top Ten Most Dangerous Duties for Officers
• Threats to Police, Probation, Advocates, Social Workers
• Victims Killed and Assaulted
• Safety Planning for Victims

 Assessing Lethality/ Dangerousness

• Traits & Characteristics of Violent Offenders
• Traits & Characteristics Common to Domestic Homicides
• Profile of Domestic Homicide
• Fatality Reviews
• Strategies for Reducing Domestic Homicides

 Impact of Arrest

• Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment
• Kansas City Study
• San Diego Study
• Nashville Study
• Knoxville Study
• Effects of an Arrest

 Dynamics of Domestic Violence

• Why Victims Stay
• Victims in Rural Areas
• Power and Control Wheel

Dual Arrest & Determining Primary Aggressor

• Offensive vs. Defensive Wounds
• Claims of Self Defense
• Elements of Probable Cause

Intervention & Investigation

• Evidence-Based Investigations
• Documenting Evidence
• Sources of Evidence
• Interviewing Techniques

Detecting Strangulation

• Medical Perspective
• Signs and Symptoms
• Follow Up Questions for Victims

Stalking

• Defining Stalking

• Psychological Profile of Stalkers

• Investigative Techniques
• Building a Prosecutable Case
• Specific Questions for Stalking Victims
• Specialized Stalking Safety Plan for Victims

Legal Issues & Liability

• Policy Development
• Failure to Respond/ Arrest or Restrain
• Equal Protection Under the Law
• Officer Discretion and Immunity
• Special Relationships
• Review of Case Law

Police as Batterers

• Lautenberg Amendment and Consequences for Law Enforcement
• Special Concerns and Safety Issues for Victims of Police Family Violence
• Investigative Guidelines
• Law Suits
• Model Policies

Psychology of Battering

• Thinking Errors and Violence
• Signs of a Battering Personality
• Power and Control Wheel
• Safety Tips for Dealing with Batterers

Impact of Witnessing Violence on Children

• Long Term Effects
• Emotional Trauma
• Continuation of the Cycle of Violence
• Possible “Red Flag” Behaviors

Full Faith & Credit

• What is Full Faith & Credit
• Federal Statutes
• Small Group Scenarios