Investigating and Prosecuting the Non-Fatal Strangulation Case

 

National Indian Country Training Initiative Announcement for Online Training via WebEx

 

Title:  Investigating and Prosecuting the Non-Fatal Strangulation Case

(Note:  This training will be using Eastern Standard Time for all sessions.  If you are not located in the Eastern Standard Time Zone, please check the times below for the time zone in your area.) 

                            

	Training Date	March 29, 2021
	Training Time (EST)	3:00 pm - 4:30 pm EST
	Training Time (CST)	2:00 pm – 3:30 pm CST
	Training Time (MST)	1:00 pm - 2:30 pm MST
	Training Time (PST)	12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PST

 

Registration deadline: 5:00 pm, EST, Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Deadline for OLE notification email:  Friday, March 26, 2021

 

Many victims of domestic or sexual violence are beaten or physically assaulted.  Some of these assaults include strangulation.  Strangulation is one of the best predictors for the subsequent homicide of victims of domestic and sexual violence.  VAWA 2013 amended the federal assault statute (18 U.S.C. 113) and added a new federal felony - "assault of a spouse, intimate partner, or dating partner by strangling, suffocating, or attempting to strangle or suffocate."  This session will focus on the successful investigation and prosecution of the non-fatal strangulation case.  Topics to be addressed include medical evidence, investigative questions and the use of expert testimony at trial.  The application of the federal strangulation crime to strangulation cases in Indian country will also be covered.

 

PLEASE REGISTER AT THE LINK BELOW:   

1. https://usao.webex.com/usao/onstage/g.php?MTID=eb1d09e0d46baa62b213f56780c9cefcb
2. Click the “Register” button.
3. Complete the registration survey.
4. Click the “Submit” button.

If you have any questions, please contact me at delores.johnson@usdoj.gov or Leslie A. Hagen at leslie.hagen3@usdoj.gov.