Training Program on Enhancing Rural Law Enforcement Response to Violence Against Women
The Training Program on Enhancing Rural Law Enforcement Response to Violence Against Women provides rural law enforcement and dispatch/communications professionals training and technical assistance to enhance their response to violence against women crimes, including domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and strangulation.
The IACP’s Enhancing Rural Law Enforcement Response to Violence Against Women training and resources provide promising practices specifically tailored to the barriers and challenges that law enforcement in rural communities may face in responding to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and strangulation. Responding rural agencies may have limited personnel, resources, and community services, and be required to patrol expansive geographic areas, which can inhibit response time and limit emergency services.
Virtual Trainings
Webinar Series - Enhancing Rural Law Enforcement Response to Violence Against Women
This webinar series provides information and strategies to address common misconceptions and frustrations that officers in rural jurisdictions may encounter when responding to cases of intimate partner violence. Click here to access the webinar series.
Officer and Victim Safety Quick Hits
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Protection Order Enforcement Quick Hits
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Future Training Events
Police Academy Train‐the‐Trainer: Considerations for Small Agency and Rural Response to Violence Against Women
This 4-session, interactive virtual training for law enforcement academy instructors will instill deeper understanding of response to violence against women crimes, and the unique challenges that rural and small agencies may experience in responding to these crimes. Additionally, the training will incorporate adult learning principles so you can effectively conduct training for your agency members.
To register and for more information regarding the course content and schedule, visit https://form.jotform.com/211755663360052.
For more information on the training events or the initiative, please email [email protected].
For more information on the training events or the initiative, please email [email protected].
The IACP’s Enhancing Rural Law Enforcement Response to Violence Against Women Project has been funded by the Department of Justice, Office on Violence since 2017.
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Law Enforcement Response to Domestic and Sexual Violence and COVID-19
On April 23, 2020, the IACP hosted a Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 and Law Enforcement Response to Domestic and Sexual Violence. Below is...
