Domestic Violence

NDAA is very excited to announce our Multi-Disciplinary Domestic Violence Training. This training is open to law enforcement, victim advocates, victim witness professionals, prosecutors, judges, crisis advocates, health care and mental health care professionals, parole and probation officers, shelter workers, social workers, members of the faith community, court administrators, paralegals, dispatch operators, legislators, school administrators, policy makers, city council members, men involved in the movement and responsible fatherhood groups, educators, survivors, children and adult protective services personnel, and other professionals and community stakeholders who work on behalf of survivors of domestic violence and their families. You are the people whose daily decisions as well as your involvement in your communities have a major impact on the way domestic violence cases are perceived and its victims treated. There are a variety of forums to allow you the opportunity to network with your colleagues from across the country. For prosecutors there will be trial advocacy sessions and demonstrations of successful trial techniques. Send individuals from your office or pair up in multidisciplinary teams from your jurisdiction and take advantage of the TEAM DISCOUNTS!

We are focusing on moving forward together to achieve success in decreasing domestic violence in our homes, workplaces and communities.

There are sessions on the impact of domestic violence on our children, domestic violence mass murders, policy concerns for administrators, unique issues in domestic violence capital murders, workplace violence, human trafficking and its interaction with domestic violence, sentencing concerns, engaging men in the movement, immigration issues, use of technology in court for case presentation, strangulation cases, teen dating violence, electronic research, batterer intervention programs, and survivors sharing their life experiences.

Tentative Topics Include:

• Stopping Victim Blaming Behavior
• The Myths: The Realities: The Investigation
• Effective Approaches for Utilizing Trauma Informed Interviewing
• Crafting Effective Trial Strategies
• Digital Forensic Examinations and Gathering Electronic Evidence
• Manner Of Death: Domestic Violence  Homicides
• The Charging Decision
• The Impact of Domestic Violence on our Children
• Cross Examination of Defendants and Defense Witnesses
• Protecting Victim Privacy
• Use of Experts- When, How and Where to Find Them
• Appropriate Assistance for Victims
• A View from the  Survivor’s Eyes: Panel Discussion
• DV — The Economic Costs and the Collateral Damage
• The Impact of Crawford on Domestic Violence  Trials
• Sentencing Concerns
• Best Practices for Weapons Confiscation & Return
• Batterer Intervention Programs
• Unique Issues for Organized Religions
• Witness Intimidation Issues
• Teen Dating Violence
• Best Practices for Policing, Prosecuting, & Accountability in Rural Communities
• Domestic Violence and the Military
• Cyber Stalking
• Protective Orders
• Human Trafficking — Sex Trade Trafficking
• The Visual Trial
• Jury Selection Issues
• Ethics & Professionalism

Course Information

CLE: Anticipated CLE credits will be 20 hours including 1.5 hours of ethics. NDAA will apply for CLE credit in California, Ohio, Virginia, and Tennessee.  All other states will require the attorney to self-submit using their uniform certificate provided at the conclusion of the course. For those seeking  continuing education credits for other disciplines, you will be provided a uniform certificate at the conclusion of the training.  If you need any additional documentation or if anyone has additional questions regarding CLE please direct your questions to our Course Director Candace Mosley: cmosley@ndaajustice.org

Eligibility: Open to prosecutors and other lawyers in local, state, tribal, federal and military government attorneys’ offices who work on behalf of survivors, law enforcement, victim advocates, victim witness professionals, members of task forces or domestic violence coalitions, judges, crisis advocates, health care and mental health care professionals, parole and probation officers, shelter workers, social workers, members of the faith community, court administrators, paralegals, dispatch operators, legislators, school administrators, policy makers, city council members, men involved in the movement and responsible fatherhood groups, educators, survivors, children and adult protective services personnel, and other professionals and community stakeholders who work on behalf of survivors of domestic violence and their families.

Tentative Course Schedule:
On Site Registration: 8:00am Monday, October 29, 2018
Orientation: 8:30am Monday, October 29, 2018
Conclusion: 12:00pm Friday, November 2, 2018