The Sexual Assault Service, BC Women's Hospital and Health Care Centre, is excited to host renowned forensic consultant and researcher Dr. David Lisak for a training on "Using the Latest Science to Hone the Criminal Justice Response in Non-Stranger Sexual Assault Cases".
Date: Monday November 17th 2014
Location: Chan Centre and Chieng Family Atrium at the BC Women's Hospital in Vancouver BC.
Non-stranger sexual assault is one of the most difficult crimes to investigate and prosecute successfully. Low reporting rates, delayed reports, alcohol-induced memory gaps, and paradoxical victim behaviors are some of the factors that contribute to the fact that only a tiny percentage of non-stranger rapists are held accountable for their crimes. This lack of accountability is particularly galling given what we now know about non-stranger rapists:
· a majority of them are serial offenders;
· they deliberately target vulnerable individuals;
· they average six rapes each by their early twenties;
· they are likely to commit other types of violent crime, including child abuse.
This training will provide participants with the latest forensic, social, and biological science on offender behavior and victim dynamics, with the goal of increasing the effectiveness of the system's response in non-stranger cases.
BIOGRAPHY OF DR. DAVID LISAK
Dr. David Lisak is a researcher and forensic consultant who for 25 years has studied the causes and consequences of interpersonal violence. His work has focused on the long term effects of sexual abuse in men, the relationship between child abuse and violence, and the motives and characteristics of rapists. Dr. Lisak has served as a consultant to judicial, prosecutor and law enforcement education programs across the country, and has conducted workshops in all fifty states. He consults widely with universities, the four services of the U.S. Military, the Department of Defense, and other institutions regarding sexual assault prevention and policies, and frequently serves as an expert witness in homicide and sexual assault cases. Dr. Lisak is a founding member of 1in6, a non-profit agency that serves men who were sexually abused as children.
Please register as soon as possible as space is limited. Please see the attached registration form, agenda, and bio for more information. The cost for the training is $100.00 per person.
To register, visit the website and download the registration form here.
Please complete the registration form and send it to Michele Christensen via email at mchristensen@cw.bc.ca<mailto:mchristensen@cw.bc.ca
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Wendy Potter at 604-875-3225 or wpotter2@cw.bc.ca<mailto:wpotter2@cw.bc.ca, or Lianne Ritch at 604-875-3284 or lritch@cw.bc.ca<mailto:lritch@cw.bc.ca.
Agenda for the Training:
8:15-8:30 Welcome
8:30-10:15 Offender Behavior and Characteristics
10:15-10:45 Break (refreshments provided)
10:45-12:15 Offender Behavior and Characteristics
12:15-1:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00-2:45 Neurobiology of Trauma and Its Implications
2:45-3:10 Break (refreshments provided)
3:10-4:45 Neurobiology of Trauma and Its Implications
4:45-5:00 Closing Remarks
Training Objectives
This
training will provide participants with the latest forensic, social, and
biological science on offender behavior and victim dynamics, with the goal of
increasing the effectiveness of the justice system’s response in non-stranger
cases. This training will address the
following topics:
1. Summary and analysis of
the research on non-stranger rapists
a. Data on serial offending
b. The behavior and
characteristics of non-stranger rapists
c. An analysis of sexually
predatory behavior
d. How non-stranger rapists
pick their victims
2. Implications of offender
research for case investigations
a. Avenues of investigation
that target past and present behaviors of offenders
b. Capitalizing on offender
narcissism
3. Understanding victim behavior
a. Neurobiological underpinnings
of paradoxical victim behaviors
b. The neurobiology of trauma
and memory
c. Effective techniques for
interviewing victims and increasing the yield of actionable information and
evidence
4. Collecting evidence to
fight the consent defense
a. Micro-corroboration
b. Avenues of investigation
for producing post-rape evidence
c. Corroborating witnesses
Any chance of accessing notes or slides or audio of this training?
ReplyDeleteHi there, I imagine the materials would only be provided to those who registered for the training.
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