Strangulation Outreach Symposium (S.O.S.)

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Strangulation Outreach Symposium (S.O.S.)

By Metro Office of Family Safety

Date and time

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 · 8am - 4pm CDT

Location

MNPD North Precinct

2231 26th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37208

Description

What is strangulation?

Why do we care?

How do we investigate?

How do we prosecute?

How can your community best respond?

Our trainer, Kelsey McKay has been a prosecutor in Travis County, Texas for 11 years. Over the last five years, she has exclusively prosecuted strangulation-related crimes. Kelsey has prosecuted a variety of cases involving strangulation including assault, sexual assault and capital murder. She has worked to strengthen how communities investigate, treat and prosecute strangulation and intimate partner cases.

The Strangulation Outreach Symposium (S.O.S.) will provide participants with a better understanding of how strangulation is different than all other types of intimate partner assault, both physiologically in terms of its lethal danger and the emotional effect it can have on the victim. First responders and prosecutor will learn how to recognize this often missed and misunderstood crime by discussing overlooked physical injuries and identifying non-visible signs and symptoms of strangulation. In addition, prosecutors will learn

The S. O.S . will guide law enforcement through the process of utilizing a strangulation supplement and discuss how its use will strengthen the quality and quantity of evidence in these cases. Additionally, prosecutors will learn the process of translating this evidence to a jury for a successful prosecution by offering tips for voir dire, discussing the use of medical experts and utilizing demonstrative evidence.

This is a free event. Please sign up via the attached Eventbrite link. Please forward this to pertinent staff.

For any questions and concerns, please contact LaToya Townsend, Training Manager for the Metro Office of Family Safety. Her email address is latoyatownsend@jis.nashville.org. Her phone number is 615.862.5159.

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The mission of Metropolitan Government of Nashville-Davidson County's Office of Family Safety is to improve victim safety and offender accountability through the coordination of services provided to domestic violence and sexual assault victims by Metropolitan Government, its Family Justice Centers and nonprofit partners.

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