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Domestic Violence and Strangulation: Evidence, Impact, and Justice (Law Enforcement)
Course1.5 OPOTA-approved assignment-based hours. This training explores the challenges of DV and IPV cases, highlighting multidisciplinary collaboration, ethical and safety considerations, and courtroom practices to improve outcomes for victims.
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Collaborative Justice: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Sexual Assault Cases (Law Enforcement)
CourseOPOTA 1.5 hr. This presentation uses the State of Ohio v. Alan Buckland case to illustrate a MDT response. ** Content warning: While no graphic images will be shown, the material includes descriptions of abuse that some may find distressing.
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The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence, Strangulation and Brain Injury (Law Enforcement)
CourseOPOTA approved 1.5 assignment-based hours. This presentation explores brain injury related to IPV and strangulation, covering signs, symptoms, long term effects, and current approaches to identification and care within victim services.
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Traumatic Brain Injury, Strangulation, and Domestic Violence (Law Enforcement)
CourseOPOTA approved 1.5 Assignment-Based hr: A survivor’s story to show how brain injury impacts quality of life and services. Participants explore trauma, brain injury, and learn survivor-informed strategies to better identify, respond, and support.
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OnDemand Education
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault
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#1 Overview of Drug-Facilitated Crimes and the Challenges Associated with These Cases (Law Enforcement)
Course1.0 OPOTA approved assignment based CPT. This 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.
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#2 The Alcohol Connection in Drug-Facilitated Crimes (Law Enforcement)
Course1.0 OPOTA approved assignment based CPT. This course will discuss the alcohol connection with Drug-Facilitated Crimes. It will describe how alcohol is absorbed in the body, & blackouts versus passing out.
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#3 Common Drugs in Drug-Facilitated Crimes (Law Enforcement)
Course1.0 OPOTA approved assignment based CPT. This course will discuss the drugs commonly used in DFSA. The challenges with specific drugs will a be discussed, as well as understanding that symptoms manifested by the victim may suggest specific drugs.
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#4 Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault: Off the Radar Drugs (Law Enforcement)
Course1.0 OPOTA approved assignment based CPT. This course will describe the "off the radar drugs" to be aware of in drug-facilitated crimes and overcoming challenges associated with these drugs.
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#5 Law Enforcement Response and Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault (Law Enforcement)
Course1.0 OPOTA approved general CPT. This course will discuss analyzing DFSA cases by applying trauma-informed interviewing techniques, evaluating evidence of cognitive impairment. It will describe analyzing and interpreting trace forensic findings.
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#6 DFSA: Bringing the Case to Court and Working with Prosecution (Law Enforcement)
Course1.0 OPOTA approved assignment based CPT. This training provides an overview of ORC definitions of sex offenses, giving an understanding of potential criminal charges.
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Suspect Exam Training
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Suspect Sexual Assault Kits (Law Enforcement)
Course1.0 OPOTA approved assignment-based hour. This presentation will provide an overview of BCI’s DNA process. Topics include best practices for collection, submission protocols, a review of the DNA process and what to expect from the laboratory.
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Going a Step Further in Suspect Exams (Law Enforcement)
Course1.0 OPOTA approved assignment-based hour. This presentation will discuss the value of conducting suspect exams, explain how to obtain and execute a search warrant for these exams, highlight available resources, and present a case review.
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Behind Closed Doors: The Role of Suspect Exams in Investigating Sexual Abuse in Long-Term Care and the Elderly (Law Enforcement)
Course1 OPOTA approved assignment-based. This case review explores the sexual abuse of an elderly nursing home resident, detailing how the assault occurred, the forensic exams of victim and suspect, investigative challenges, and the case’s legal outcomes.
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Forensic Nurse Suspect Exams in Rural Communities (Law Enforcement)
Course1.0 OPOTA approved assignment-based hour. This presentation highlights the role of forensic nurses in rural communities, focusing on evidence collection from suspects.
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Legal Requirements for Suspect Exams (Law Enforcement)
Course1.0 OPOTA approved assignment-based hour. This presentation will discuss the Fourth & Fifth Amendments and how those constitutional rights impact suspect exams.
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