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June 26, 2008
8:00 | Free Law Enforcement Training: COURSE DESCRIPTION: This one day course will offer one or more of the following topics as they relate tocriminal justice professionals who work with sexual assault witnesses, victims, and offenders. An assessment will be conducted at the beginning of the class to identify specific needs of attendees.
Profiling crimes of sexual violence
Initial response to SA crimes
Processing SA crime scenes
Dealing with angry people
Listening skills
Building rapport with victims and witnesses
Diversity and special needs interviews
Cognitive interviewing
Courtroom testimony
Drug facilitated rape
Stress management for CJ professionals
Interview techniques
Ethical concerns for CJ professionals
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Law Enforcement Officers, victim advocates, social workers, mental health providers, medical personnel who attend to Sexual Assault victims, and criminal justice practitioners who deal with sexual assault witnesses, victims, and offenders.
TIME ALLOTED: One day. Registration begins at 8:00. Training begins at 9:00.
COURSE SPONSORS:
The Daybreak Crisis Recovery Center
The Calhoun-Cleburne Child Advocacy Center
The Alabama Coalition Against Rape (ACAR)
The Institute for Criminal Justice Education, INC.
Faulkner University Criminal Justice Department
COST: FREE
CREDIT: Approved for APOSTC advanced training credits. Certificates will be issued at the end of each day. To register for social work credit, please contact Daybreak by June 23, 2008.
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Lou Harris (FBI retired, 25 years federal investigator); Chair of the Criminal Justice Department, Faulkner University since 1993; certified APOST instructor since 1987; investigated numerous sexual assault cases while assigned to the Yakima Indian Reservation for 11 years; author of numerous articles and books; teaches Psychological Profiling, Crime Scene Investigation, Interview and Interrogation, and CJ Ethics.
TO REGISTER:
Call Daybreak at 256-237-6300 or
Email Trace Fleming-Smith at:
tracedaybreak@bellsouth.net
by June 23, 2008. Be sure to include the number planning to attend, their names, and contact information.
LOCATION: The Anniston City Meeting Center is located at 1615 Noble Street, Anniston, Alabama.
FOOD: Lunch will be on your own. Snacks will be available throughout the day.
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3rd Wednesday of each month
5:00 PM | MORE-Men Opposed to Rape Everywhere Meetings: Daybreak is pleased to announce the meeting schedule of MORE-Men Opposed to Rape Everywhere
The purpose of MORE is to bring together men from our community to help start a positive dialog about ending sexual assault in our society and to train and expand the initiative increasing the participation of men, who embrace the reality that men can stop sexual violence.
Men of all ages are invited to participate.
This group meets at the Daybreak office at 5:00 on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. For more information please contact Trace at 256-237-6300.
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HASA Support Groups Our support group, Healing After Sexual Assault (HASA),
for the greater Calhoun County area meets from 5 to 6:30 PM on the second and fourth Tuesday every month at the Daybreak offices. All sexual
assault victims are invited regardless of when their trauma occurred.
Cleburne County HASA meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Cleburne County Mental Health Center in Heflin. The meeting begins at 11:00.
The Cherokee County HASA meets on the third Monday of each month at the Centre Housing Authority office. The meeting begins at 5:00.
Contact Trace Fleming Smith for more information.
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