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Domestic Assault: The Law Enforcement Response

July 28-30, 2008 (Duluth, MN)

This training is designed to increase officers’ skills and their ability to handle one of the most common and most complicated calls in police work – the domestic violence call. The relationship between the offender and victim and the highly volatile nature of these cases can make every aspect of police investigation very frustrating. This training focuses on the problems law enforcement officers face while responding to these calls and provides useful strategies and techniques. It also steps back to explore policy development, and strategies that communities can use to improve collaboration between law enforcement and other agencies that respond to domestic violence. The training is designed for law enforcement officers and trainers, shelter directors and advocates, and other agency personnel who are working with law enforcement within a coordinated community response. Participants will be eligible to purchase the LERC curriculum at reduced cost during the training (www.lerc.com).

Topics include:

• The changing role of law enforcement
• The dynamics of an abusive relationship
• Developing effective policy, and building law enforcement into a coordinated community response to domestic violence
• Interviewing the victim, suspect, and children
• Establishing probable cause
• Determining self-defense and predominant aggressor
• Writing effective reports
• Investigating strangulation, harassment, and stalking cases.