Left Hand Meet Right Hand: Coordinating an Effective Response to Stalking Cases
February 25
Description: Stalking is a prevalent, dangerous, and often misunderstood crime. Keeping victims safe and holding offenders accountable requires that diverse professionals – including (but not limited to) victim advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, educators, and others – view their work through a “stalking lens,” take pro-active steps to incorporate a stalking response into their roles, and work together in multidisciplinary teams. This full-day session explores the dynamics of stalking, focusing on the highly contextual nature of the crime by discussing common tactics used by perpetrators, stalking’s co-occurrence with domestic and sexual violence, the use of risk assessments in stalking cases, the use of technology to stalk, investigation strategies, as well as tools to plan for victim safety and increase offender accountability. Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged to attend together.
Speaker(s):
Jennifer Landhuis
Director
Stalking Prevention Awareness & Resource Center (SPARC)
Denise Jones
Sergeant, Intimate Partner Violence Unit
Clark County Sheriffs Office
Organization: SPARC
