The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) is pleased to announce that it will host a series of 3 - day intensive trainings entitled “Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigations and Adjudication.” In 2016, the General Assembly enacted new legislation to enhance the response to sexual violence on Virginia campuses. This legislation required DCJS, in consultation with the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the Virginia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, to develop multidisciplinary, Virginia specific curricula on trauma-informed sexual assault investigation. This training has been specifically designed to comply with existing state and federal legislation, and addresses both the administrative (civil) processes of the Title IX investigation as well as the criminal processes. Participants will leave the training with essential skills, resources, and a PowerPoint presentation that can be utilized on their campuses to enhance their response to sexual assault.
Training topics will include:
· Overview of sexual assault
· Stranger vs. Non-Stranger sexual assaults
· Rape culture and trends
· Potential effects of trauma
· Interviewing the complainant
· Interviewing the respondent
· Working with male complainants
· Working with LGBTQ complainants
· Evidence documentation
· Report writing
· Overview of the Clery Act
· Overview of Title IX
· Intersections between the criminal investigations and administrative investigations
· Information sharing, FERPA, HIPAA
· Applicable Virginia Laws
· Sexual assault and threat assessment
· Utilizing Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs)
· Encouraging and strengthening prosecutions
This three-day intensive training class is designed for Campus police and security personnel, municipal law enforcement, student conduct professionals, Title IX coordinators and investigators, counseling and women’s center professionals, prosecutors, mental health professionals, victim advocates, and others working with people impacted by sexual assault.
Partial In-service Credit for law enforcement and security officers is available.
Transportation, lodging, and meals are the responsibility of the participant.
There is no cost for this training.
Pre-registration is required.
Please note that the DCJS registration system does not have the capacity to sort eligible from ineligible registrants. Therefore, anyone who registers will receive a confirmation. It is the responsibility of the DCJS assigned course director to review the roster and make a final determination on acceptance into the course. Registrants not accepted will be notified via the email address provided during registration.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.
Training begins at 8:00 a.m. and concludes at 5:00 p.m. each day.
