Join other child-serving professionals to create a plan of action for preventing child sexual abuse of youth in your care. Learn the signs and symptoms of child sexual abuse, mandated reporter and stakeholder responsibilities. Identify strengths and weaknesses of current prevention practices, and develop an action plan, using the Strategic Prevention Dashboard, for your organization. This course is open to all members of child serving organizations such as preschool, after-school care, summer camps, church groups, athletic associations or others responsible for the care of minors.
The Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses a complex network of data, demanding a thorough understanding and careful planning for its retrieval, management, and subsequent examination within the context of criminal investigations. From this training program, learn comprehensive exploration of the diverse devices and interconnected systems responsible for generating valuable data. Participants will actively engage in live demonstrations, acquiring practical skills for extracting and analyzing this data using non-forensic methods. Security and privacy concerns that citizens may encounter will be addressed and strategies for Law Enforcement to engage with their communities effectively will be provided.
911 Telecommunicators are the first responders in missing children cases, playing a critical, life-saving role as the link between a missing child and their safe return. This interactive course will equip telecommunicators with the essential skills and resources needed to manage these high-stakes situations. By analyzing real cases, learn to recognize the various types of missing children incidents and how they are reported. Through call analysis and scenario-based learning, explore optimal practices, utilizing NCIC, APCO, and ANSI systems and standards. Additionally, the course focuses on resilience-building strategies to support the telecommunicator’s mental health in these emotionally demanding cases.
The Good Road of Life is a trauma-informed, culture and resilience-based curriculum that utilizes peer support to overcome multiple risk factors including substance misuse, historical and everyday trauma, violence prevention, suicide prevention, grief-loss, forgiveness, spirituality, healthy relationships, family preservation and communications skills. The model uses Dr. Clayton Small’s dissertation study completed at Gonzaga University that focused on wellness and healing for Native people. This is an opportunity for tribal courts, law enforcement, schools, mental health, social services and treatment programs to collaborate on a less punitive approach in the healing of their communities.
Law enforcement professionals, join us to learn how to leverage digital evidence to locate missing children—whether lost, abducted, or runaway. Participants will learn how to analyze social media activity, mobile data, GPS records, online communications, and other digital traces to uncover leads, identify persons of interest, and accelerate recovery efforts. The course covers basic forensic tools, legal and ethical considerations, real-world case studies, and collaboration strategies with technology providers. Through expert instruction and hands-on exercises, officers will develop essential investigative techniques to navigate the digital landscape and bring missing children home.
This training course provides participants with practical verbal de-escalation techniques to diffuse conflicts and reduce the potential for violence. Participants will gain the skills needed to recognize the factors that contribute to anger and violence in the workplace, identify behaviors and warning signs of anger and conflict, and recognize individuals in crisis. The course emphasizes the importance of safety considerations during de-escalation and provides verbal and non-verbal communication techniques essential for effective conflict resolution. Participants will leave this training equipped with the knowledge and skills to effectively de-escalate conflicts, maintain safety, and foster a more harmonious workplace.
Gain an introduction into the psychology, or mindset, of those that commit sexually motivated crimes. Learn about sex offender typologies and patterns of behavior. Explore the relationship between paraphilia such as exhibitionism, voyeurism, and fetishism and criminal acts. Review and dissect real case examples to gain insight into offender modus operandi. Knowledge obtained can be applied during interview and interrogation to help resolve sexually motivated cases.
Examine suspicious death case studies based on the experiences of a homicide detective and forensic pathologist. Identify key scene findings, review actual cases and correlate these findings to the autopsy results. This course will discuss improving case outcomes through strong relationships between investigating agencies and the medical examiner’s office. Students will gain appreciation of how unique case features can affect the direction of the investigation. The ultimate resolution of each case examined will be considered and applied lessons learned are shared during the course.
This 12-hour course includes a 2-hour self-paced training orientation, 8 hours of live instruction and up to 2 hours coaching/open office hours. Gain awareness about drug-endangered children and understand the opportunities to identify children at risk. Learn how to implement the DEC approach, uniting multiple agencies and disciplines around the common goal of improving outcomes for drug endangered children. Discuss the risks to children growing up in households where opioids, stimulants, marijuana or other drugs are misused. Discover the intersection between drug endangered children and human trafficking.
Join other law enforcement and school personnel to address school violence and youth victimization concerns through the use of crime prevention and response strategies and review lessons learned from relevant case studies. Examine the impacts of trauma on youth and effective strategies for working with students experiencing mental illness and learning disabilities. Explore the most current trends among youth relating to social media and alcohol and substance abuse. Discuss successful prevention and intervention program models.
