Child sex trafficking (CST) is like no other crime. Victimization may happen hundreds of times and can be difficult to identify due to the victims being missing children coupled with the trafficker’s hold on victims. Dissect the crime of CST, its complex nature, and discover how to investigate this crime fully. Develop trauma-informed approaches to ensure your victim interview does not retraumatize and you gain critical information to identify corroborative evidence. Examine the trafficker’s profile and motivation, how they impact your suspect interview, and proven suspect interview strategies. Recognize common evidence available, legal hurdles, and common defenses of traffickers.
Avoid potential conflict both professionally and personally by learning to organize your thinking and respond calmly. Consider the approaches you can take to prevent and respond to verbal conflict. This course will explore the communication process, conflict prevention, to help you understand why conflicts occur. Instruction will also cover certain circumstances in which verbal de-escalation techniques may not be appropriate, and provide techniques to resolve such conflicts. Join us to learn how de-escalation techniques and communication skills can potentially defuse tense situations and lead to more successful outcomes. This training does not cover physical intervention techniques.
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.
Join probation, reentry, and other corrections professionals from across the country for a comprehensive and interactive virtual training Academy designed to build foundational skills in community supervision and reentry. Community-based corrections remains the most significant criminal justice response to crime, with over 70% of individuals supervised in the community and over 95% returning to the community. This Academy is designed to support professionals in improving outcomes for individuals, families, and communities through effective, culturally responsive practices.
Sextortion using technology is an increasing trend seen by law enforcement. Sextortion refers to the crime where someone employs an abuse of power, usually a threat to expose explicit images, in order to coerce a person to do something. This 1-day training will identify the methods and tactics used by offenders, and describe why youth are vulnerable to these tactics. The training will explain the long-term impact of these crimes on victims, offer a victim-centered response, and provide information on reporting these crimes to law enforcement, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the electronic service provider(s). This course will conclude with identifying effective Sextortion prevention messages for youth, parents and educators.
Explore strategies for conducting death investigations that occur from several origins. Learn how to evaluate the crime scene, conduct effective interviews and interrogations, develop case leads, utilize investigative resources (crime laboratories, medical examiners), and comprehend medical autopsies.
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.
Child sex trafficking of missing children is among the most challenging of child exploitation crimes to investigate. Examine the complexity of the crime and the business model it operates within, including the roles of the trafficker, trafficker accomplices, and buyers. Identify how each contributes to the commission of the crime and what evidence is available and needed to build cases against them. Recognize the differences between a traditional child abuse suspect interview and a trafficker interview, as well as the distinctions between field and investigative victim interviews. Bring all of these pieces together to build solid cases against those who exploit our most vulnerable children.
Combat recidivism and sexual violence posed by sex offenders based on management and treatment best-practices. Learn how treatment, supervision, law enforcement, and the community at large can increase the offender's chances of a pro-social non-offending lifestyle. Explore response strategies for adults and juveniles who commit sexual offenses.
Violence against Native women remains a significant public safety issue. According to the U.S. Department of the Interior- Indian Affairs Office, more than 1.5 million American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime. Tribal law enforcement officers report persistent challenges in identifying and responding appropriately to victims, navigating victim reluctance to come forward, and accessing adequate victim service resources. To address these challenges, the National Criminal Justice Training Center in partnership with the Tribal Law and Policy Institute developed the Tribal Law Enforcement Victim Services Academy.
