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Intimate Partner Violence- Understanding The Context

Self-Paced Course

This course has been designed for law enforcement and provides an overview of domestic violence. Officers will explore common tactics perpetrators of violence employ to control intimate partners and families; how specific neurobiological structures and physiological processes are involved in traumatic events; learn how trauma affects victims’ behavior and memory encoding and recall; and develop the skills to lead trauma-focused interviews with victims/witnesses which can yield better investigations and outcomes.

This project was supported by Grant No. 2016-TA-AX-K047 and Grant No. 15JOVW-21-GK-02232-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this program are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

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Course Requirements

Complete the activities within each module. It is recommended to complete them in order. When prompted within modules, return to this course page to add to the discussion board. Then complete any final assignments within the module.

Course Outline & Materials

Course Q&A

Module 1

Section 1: Domestic Violence and Patterns of Abusive Behavior

This first section focuses on building knowledge of what domestic violence is, common patterns of abusive behavior, common perpetrator tactics and common impacts on victims.

Section 1: Domestic Violence and Patterns of Abusive Behavior

Module 2

Section 2: Trauma-causes, Neurobiology and Relevance to Law Enforcement Investigations

This section focuses on trauma and neurobiology and how/why understanding them is important for law enforcement.

Section 2: Trauma-Causes, Neurobiology & Relevance to Investigations

Module 3

Section 3: Physiology and Neurobiology of trauma and trauma impact on victim memory

In this third section, you will gain a deeper understanding of trauma, how it impacts victims behavior and memories and how a trauma focus can improve your investigations

Section 3: Physiology & Neurobiology of Trauma & Impact on Memory

Module 4

Section 4: Improve investigations through use of trauma informed practices

This final section gives you an opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained and practice a trauma informed investigation in the context of a scenario.

Section 4: Improve Investigations Through Use of Trauma Informed Practices

Module 5

Course Evaluation

The final step to complete this course is the course evaluation.

Course Evaluation

Intimate Partner Violence- Understanding The Context Self-Paced Course

5 Modules

2h 0m

Self-Paced

0.00 CEUs

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