Our staff are available to provide customized training related to sexual violence, domestic and intimate partner violence, stalking, human trafficking, child abuse, elder abuse, and witness intimidation.
Gain insight into the historical context of Crawford and its impact in cases where the victim is unable to participate in the criminal justice process.
Learn to successfully employ the doctrine of forfeiture by wrongdoing in domestic violence cases as a means of proving the case when a defendant has engaged in wrongdoing to prevent the victim from testifying at trial.
Learn critical, innovative strategies that develop more effective responses to human trafficking as well as more successful means of prosecuting these crimes.
Understand the dynamics of stalking, the technology stalkers employ, and collaborative strategies for investigation and prosecution that maximize victim participation and safety.
Learn strategies for building a strong trial court record that supports the conviction and imposed sentence and withstands challenge on appeal.
See a summary of the statutes and guidelines in the U.S. related to payment for Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations.
Understand the impact of Bullcoming v. New Mexico on prosecutors' introduction of laboratory analyses in view of defendants' rights under the Confrontation Clause.
Understand how coordinated response to sexual violence can effectively hold offenders accountable while protecting victims and communities.
Gain insight into how specialized units foster collaborative approaches to domestic and sexual violence cases that improve experiences for victims, police, prosecutors, and community partners.
Review Michigan v. Bryant as a landmark case for defining ongoing emergencies and learn how this precedent impacts prosecution strategies around the admissibility of non-testimonial statements.
Access a list of U.S. statutes that address victim privileges and confidentiality.
View a statutory compilation of post-conviction DNA testing for the United States.