This year there will be three tracks, one for agency heads, one for first line supervisors, and two sessions for patrol. Each session will be tailored to its specific audience. All will explore the unique dangers of domestic and sexual violence committed in the law enforcement family. Demonstrate how these crimes threaten agency mission and morale, generate high liability risk, and impacts public confidence in law enforcement.
Expose the student to the historical view and culture of domestic and sexual violence within the police family will enable the students to gain insight into the lack of accurate statistics, the unique characteristics of conducting investigations, explores advocacy assistance, offers nationally established standards for recruiting, training, corrective discipline, and the continued need for implementation of policy.
All three tracks will include statutory updates covering pertinent changes in statute since the 2022 Mandatory Domestic Violence Update. They will also include a section covering safety planning which will identify what safety planning looks like for survivors/victims of domestic violence and how police officers can support a survivor/victim that is actively experiencing harm. This training will include information about the intricacies and individually tailored protections of Relief From Abuse orders, safety planning with survivors/victims that are experiencing barriers with service, and the dynamics a survivor/victim is experiencing when they decline the option for filing a temporary Relief From Abuse order.
