This regional family violence training provided by the Georgia Commission on Family Violence (GCFV) and allied partners Project Safe, ACC-SANE, and the University of Georgia Police Department will cover a wide range of topics important for law enforcement professionals responding to family violence incidents. The training will provide an overview of family violence-related laws, including mandates and best practices, and will highlight recent law changes. We will also discuss the essentials of family violence investigations and current data on family violence trends in Georgia. Participants will develop skills to identify the predominant aggressor in a family violence incident and increase their knowledge of lethality indicators, victim behavior, and emerging issues.

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The training agenda includes:

  • Overview of Family Violence Laws
    • Mandates
    • Best Practices
    • Recent Law Changes
  • Essentials of Family Violence Investigations
    • Identification of the Predominant Aggressor
    • Lethality Indicators
    • Victim and Offender Behavior
  • Family Violence Crime Trends and Data
  • Emerging Issues

Six hours of POST credit will be given to attendees completing the training.

This project is supported by subgrant no. W22-8-037 awarded by the state administrating office for the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice’s STOP Formula Grant Program. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this program are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the state or the U.S. Department of Justice.

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