Sexual Assault Training for Rural Law Enforcement Executives

 

The National Center for Rural Law Enforcement (NCRLE), a division of the Criminal Justice Institute, is a university-based organization committed to helping rural law enforcement agencies effectively combat crime in their communities. To ensure they can meet the challenge of law enforcement in the 21st Century, NCRLE's focus is providing education and training to law enforcement personnel in rural communities. The Sexual Assault Training Project for Rural Law Enforcement Personnel is one of NCRLE's national projects.

 

Sexual Assault Training for Rural Law Enforcement Executives:
 

Project purpose: Through education and training enhance the capability of rural law enforcement personnel to manage and investigate sexual assault cases.

 

Curriculum objective: Present chief executive officers the opportunity to develop or refine management skills to enhance their agency's response to sexual assault.

 

Curricular topics: Dynamics of Sexual Assault & Trauma Responses
Forensic Issues and Advancements
Investigative Techniques
Sexual Assault Crime Scene
Legal Issues
Policy and Procedures
Media Relations
Team Approach to Sexual Assault
Survivor's Perspective

 

Duration of course: 2 days (14.5 hours)

 

Eligible participants: Rural Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs; S.T.O.P. grantees

 

Delivery location: Arkansas State Police
#1 State Police Plaza Drive
Little Rock, AR

 

Dates of delivery: November 1-2, 2010

 

Additional information: Rita Davis - 501-570-8056
Email: rrdavis@cji.edu

 

 

 

 

This project is supported by Grant No. 2006-WT-AX-K019 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U. S. Department of Justice to the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement at the Criminal Justice Institute, University of Arkansas System. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
 

 

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Little Rock, Arkansas 72204
501-570-8000
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