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The You Have Options Program (YHOP) has three goals: 1) increase sexual assault reporting by eliminating as many barriers to reporting as possible, 2) increase identification and prosecution of sexual offenders, and 3) decrease sexual assault victimization. Agencies participating in the YHOP receive training in law enforcement options for sexual assault reporting and best practice law enforcement… (read more)

Promising practices strongly suggest that when colleges and universities conduct sexual assault investigations and adjudications as required by Title IX, they should employ a trauma-informed approach. This naturally promotes access for complainants by encouraging their participation and promotes accuracy by enabling investigators and decision-makers to ask appropriate questions and better… (read more)

Promising practices strongly suggest that when colleges and universities conduct sexual assault investigations and adjudications as required by Title IX, they should employ a trauma-informed approach. This naturally promotes access for complainants by encouraging their participation and promotes accuracy by enabling investigators and decision-makers to ask appropriate questions and better… (read more)

The Template MOU provides sample language for parties to incorporate into their local agreement. Parties may wish to adapt the Template to ensure consistency with other agreements already in place between some or all of the Parties, and to revisit any preexisting agreements to reconcile any changes in law or practice. Please consult the How-To Guide for context and additional suggestions Parties… (read more)

The How-To Guide is a step-by-step guide for stakeholders to create an MOU that reflects local needs and capacity. It is intended to provide context, suggested supplemental content, and points of discussion to assist parties as they tailor the Template MOU to their unique circumstances. The How-To Guide is organized in the same structure as the Template MOU.

This webinar will introduce participants to Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments and help them understand how forensic nurses might be called upon during schools' sexual misconduct proceedings. It begins with a brief overview of Title IX and explains schools' investigatory and adjudicatory obligations under the law. The webinar contrasts schools' Title IX proceedings with criminal… (read more)

This webinar will introduce participants to Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments and help them understand how forensic nurses might be called upon during schools' sexual misconduct proceedings. It begins with a brief overview of Title IX and explains schools' investigatory and adjudicatory obligations under the law. The webinar contrasts schools' Title IX proceedings with criminal… (read more)

The purpose of The Blueprint for Campus Police: Responding to Sexual Assault is to fill gaps in current research and identify best practices in campus police response to sexual assault. The Blueprint is a multi-level approach to the complex problem of campus sexual assault that builds upon the existing body of knowledge and recognizes the need for identifying emerging best… (read more)

In this inaugural webinar, the National Center for Campus Public Safety welcomed national experts to discuss three essential topics in campus public safety: Thomas R. Tremblay on trauma-informed sexual assault investigation, Dr. Marisa Randazzo on behavioral threat assessment and Steven J. Healy on fair and impartial policing. Director Kim Vansell also provided an update on the NCCPS. As an… (read more)

Dr. David Lisak speaks on the neurobiology of trauma in a webinar hosted by the Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault. Dr. Lisak has worked as a forensic consultant, clinical psychologist, and associate professor at the University of Massachusetts in Boston.

When people experience trauma, they go through a process that many professionals - as well as the individuals themselves - do not understand. For example, most of us were trained to believe that when an individual experiences a traumatic event, the brain records the majority of the details investigators need, or want to know, about the event: Who, What, Where, Why, When and How? Unfortunately,… (read more)

When people experience trauma, they go through a process that many professionals - as well as the individuals themselves - do not understand. For example, most of us were trained to believe that when an individual experiences a traumatic event, the brain records the majority of the details investigators need, or want to know, about the event: Who, What, Where, Why, When and How? Unfortunately,… (read more)

This webinar reviews current forensic psycho-physiological knowledge and practices, comparing what we think we know with new and exciting research and ideas for what we could do. Using the forensic experiential trauma interview (FETI) approach, we can gather the best possible evidence by interviewing victims in ways that empower and calm them, so they are able to provide more accurate, coherent,… (read more)

EVAWI Executive Director Joanne Archambault and Board President Roger Canaff discuss victim interviewing. The single most important factor in determining the success of the victim interview is the attitude of respect and professionalism conveyed by the law enforcement professional. Therefore, it is critical for law enforcement to establish rapport and respectful communication in order to conduct… (read more)

In April 2014, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a questions and answers document to provide additional guidance to federally funded education institutions about their obligations under Title IX to address sexual violence. This guidance further clarifies the legal requirements under Title IX articulated in OCR's 2011 Dear Colleague Letter on Sexual Violence… (read more)

In April 2014, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a questions and answers document to provide additional guidance to federally funded education institutions about their obligations under Title IX to address sexual violence. This guidance further clarifies the legal requirements under Title IX articulated in OCR's 2011 Dear Colleague Letter on Sexual Violence… (read more)

The You Have Options Program focuses on changing two fundamental elements in the law enforcement response to sexual violence: increasing the number of victims who report to law enforcement, and thoroughly investigating identified offenders for serial perpetration. You Have Options Program participating law enforcement agencies recognize the need for a victim-centered and offender-focused response… (read more)