Critical Need for Law Enforcement Agencies to Identify Gender Bias in Responses to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Webinar
Chief Tom Tremblay (Ret.) and Dave Thomas of the IACP outline the concept of gender bias, and its potential impact on agency responses to reports of sexual assault and domestic violence.
The IACP’s “Critical Need for Law Enforcement Agencies to Identify Gender Bias in Responses to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence” webinar was developed as part of the Enhancing Community Trust: Proactive Approaches to Domestic and Sexual Violence program funded by the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).
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