Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigation and Adjudication Institutes Set

The National Center for Campus Public Safety, a contract program of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, will hold two sessions of a Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigation and Adjudication Institute during September:

• Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Fla., September 13 -16, 2016, register at http://www.cvent.com/events/trauma-informed-sexual-assault-investigation-and-adjudication-institute-tampa-fl/event-summary-207c0f02957c425a864ea54b61e6a714.aspx?RefID=HCC 2016 Summary
• New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, N.M., Sept. 20-23, 2016, register at http://www.cvent.com/events/trauma-informed-sexual-assault-investigation-and-adjudication-institute-las-vegas-new-mexico/event-summary-f9bef17cf50a47609413d5834a4a8a31.aspx?RefID=NMHU 2016 Summary

Objectives include the following:

• Explain the intricacies and crossovers of Title IX, the Clery Act, criminal investigations and institutional obligations.
• Identify the effects of trauma and how trauma impacts victims and others involved in investigations.
• Develop fair and balanced investigation and adjudication processes.

Identify and apply industry evolving practices to conduct a trauma-informed investigation from disclosure and first response to adjudication.