Education For Advocates
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In-Person Education
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8.29.25 The Importance of Suspect Exams for Safer Communities (Advocates)
CourseAugust 29, 2025 St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, OH
Free
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9.26.25 The Importance of Suspect Exams for Safer Communities (Advocates)
CourseSeptember 26, 2025 Cincinnati Ohio -Location details to be announced soon. Please check back for updates.
Free
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10.24.25 The Importance of Suspect Exams for Safer Communities (Advocates)
CourseOctober 24, 2025 Columbus OH The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Healthy Community Center
Free
Live Virtual Education
OnDemand Education
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A Victim Advocate’s Guide on Stalking Cases: Statistics, Investigation and Prosecution (Advocates)
CourseThis session covers stalking cases from a victim advocate’s view—stalker tactics, what prosecutors want in a strong case, and possible outcomes.
Free
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Forensics Applied: Understanding Violence in Context (Advocates)
CourseAre we applying true forensic science or just techniques? This session uses the Sydney Declaration to explore scientific rigor in sexual assault, DV, and strangulation cases—examining context, trace, scene, and the continuum of uncertainty.
Free
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Overview of Drug-Facilitated Crimes and the Challenges Associated with These Cases (Advocates)
CourseThis course will be an introduction to Drug-Facilitated Crimes and the drugs used in sexual assaults. The commonly used drugs will be discussed, and well as the challenges in cases such as delayed reporting, obtaining specimens and lab methods.
Free
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Common Drugs in Drug-Facilitated Crimes (Advocates)
CourseThis course will discuss the drugs commonly used in a drug-facilitated sexual assault. The challenges with specific drugs will also be discussed, as well as understanding that symptoms manifested by the victim may suggest specific drugs.
Free
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Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault: Off the Radar Drugs (Advocates)
CourseThis course will describe the "off the radar drugs" to be aware of in drug-facilitated crimes and overcoming challenges associated with these drugs.
Free
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The Alcohol Connection in Drug-Facilitated Crimes (Advocates)
CourseThis course will discuss the alcohol connection with drug-facilitated crimes. It will describe how alcohol is absorbed in the body, and blackouts from alcohol versus passing out. The investigation and prosecution challenges of DFSA crimes will also
Free
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Law Enforcement Response and Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault (Advocates)
CourseThis course will discuss analyzing DFSA cases by applying trauma-informed interviewing techniques, evaluating evidence of cognitive impairment. It will describe analyzing in context and interpreting trace forensic findings.
Free
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Victim Rights and Sexual Assault Kit Destruction (Advocates)
CourseAttendees will learn about the new legal requirements regarding kit collection, tracking, storage, retention and destruction, and, specifically, victims' rights to notice concerning these changes.
Free
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Understanding and Supporting Victims: Advocacy, Trauma, and Long-Term Engagement (Advocates)
CourseThis course highlights the vital role of victim advocates, the impact of trauma on survivor behavior, and strategies to build trust and support engagement throughout the criminal justice process.
Free