Course Description

Specialized experts in the identification, investigation, and documentation of strangulation in intimate partner violence cases, Mike Agnew and Kim Nash from the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention will cover the following:

  • Findings from a study of 300 misdemeanor strangulation cases

  • Understanding the lethality of strangulation

  • Identifying the signs and symptoms of strangulation cases

  • Anatomy and medical aspects in surviving and non-surviving victims

  • Investigating and documenting a domestic violence and sexual assault strangulation case for prosecution

  • Legal aspects of strangulation cases with surviving victims

  • Tools and resources for advocates

  • Resources and handouts developed by the Institute

  • Use of experts in court
     

Who should attend?

Space for these trainings is extremely limited.  Priority will be given to the following professionals:

  • Judges

  • Law enforcement officers

  • Prosecutors

  • Victim witness advocates

  • Paramedics and EMTs

  • Advocates from state-certified or 5%-certified domestic violence programs

  • SANE nurses and other medical professionals

  • Civil legal attorneys representing victims of crime

Continuing Education Credit: POST credit, EMT credit, CLEs, and advocate CEUs have been applied for
 

Deadline to register is October 3. Register now.
 

Sponsored by

  • Georgia Commission on Family Violence

  • Georgia Association of Solicitors-General

  • Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia

  • Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office

  • Cobb Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office

  • Paulding Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office

  • Southern Judicial Circuit District Attorney's Office

  • Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence

  • YWCA of Northwest Georgia

  • Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

in partnership with the Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention.
 

Contact

For more information about this training, contact:  Jennifer Thomas - 404-463-1662
For questions about registration, contact:  Allison Smith-Burk - 404-209-0280, ext. 15

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