Accounting for Gender-Based Violence in Probation, Parole, & Pre-trial

Description:

This intensive workshop will provide a detailed look at what gender-based violence is in a clinical setting and in the real world setting of Probation/Parole/Pretrial offices. These are traditionally some of the most difficult caseloads to supervise as there is limited training for these officers on what this type of violence is, what are the characteristics of a “batterer”, and how to communicate with and support the victims in these cases. This training will also discuss how to identify intimate-partner survivors on your caseloads who are now identified as defendants.

Speaker(s):

Jennifer Waindle – Project Director, National Center on Improving Community Supervision Responses

Dr. Julie Olomi – Professor, Dept of Psychology, University of Montana

Michelle Toledo Cainas – Program Manager, Gender & Family Justice, Center for Justice Innovation, DV RISC Project