INDEPENDENCE HOUSE, INC.
and
THE CAPE & ISLANDS DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
PRESENT
Know More, Do More:
Recognizing & Responding to Stalking
HYBRID-TRAINING (VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON)
Overview: Stalking is a prevalent, dangerous, and often misunderstood crime. This session explores the dynamics of stalking, focusing on the highly contextual nature of the crime by discussing common tactics used by offenders (including the use of technology to stalk) and stalking’s co-occurrence with domestic and sexual violence. The presentation will also provide practical tools and strategies to assess risk, plan for victim safety, and hold offenders accountable.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
8:45am-1:00pm (doors open at 8:30am)
Harborview Conference Room & Live-Streamed via Zoom
No Cost for Attendance / CEs: $35 (payable at registration)
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This training is intended to be multi-disciplinary and addresses stalking from both a criminal justice and a victim services perspective.
- Law Enforcement
- Probation/Parole
- Prosecution
- Victim Advocates
- EMTs
- Nurses and Medical Personnel
- Behavioral Health Providers
- IPAEP Facilitators
- Court Staff
- Anyone who works with and for victims and survivors
PRESENTERS
- Dana Michelle Fleitman, MAEdHD, Training and Awareness Specialist, Stalking Prevention, Awareness and Resource Center of Aequitas
- Detective Sergeant Meaghan Cunningham, Barnstable Police Department
- The Honorable John Julian, First Justice, Barnstable District Court
- Assistant District Attorney, Michael Patterson, Chief of Domestic Violence Unit, The Cape & Islands District Attorney’s Office
TOPICS COVERED
- Stalking Prevalence, Lethality, and Impact
- Stalking and Intimate Partner Violence
- Stalking and Sexual Assault
- The Use of Technology to Stalk
- Stalking Risk Assessment
- Working with Victims of Stalking/Safety Planning
- Local Case Examples
- Best Practices to Build Better Cases
REGISTER NOW: https://bit.ly/Stalking_Know_More_Do_More
SAVE THE DATES FOR THESE FUTURE TRAININGS:
October 14, 2021: Responding to and Prosecuting Intimate Partner Violence in Later Life
November 16, 2021 (part 1): Substance Use and SDV Survivors
November 16, 2021 (part 2): Vicarious Trauma in the Helping Professions
