Improve your experience. We are very sorry but this website does not support Internet Explorer. We recommend using a different browser that is supported such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.
Incidents of “Domestic Violence” occurs in every walk of life. Regardless of race, gender, social economic status, etcetera, domestic violence is found in the very fabric of society. The behavior can be isolative or a continuum of abuse. The abuse can be in the form of emotional, physical, sexual, financial, or other forms of abusive behavior. Inherent in domestic violence incidents is the potential for escalation of the abusive behavior resulting in criminal homicide.
Police professionals, tasked with responding to incidents of domestic violence, are at times faced with having to deescalate the incident, to investigating the complexities surrounding the abusive behavior. Those police professionals are directly positioned to break the “cycle of abuse” through those measures that are required to thoroughly investigate these domestic violence incidents.
This course is designed to provide the participants with an in-depth look at the “cause and effect” surrounding domestic violence and homicide and the necessary investigative measures that must be taken to stop the “cycle of abuse” and hold those criminal culpable for violations criminal law. Participants will be provided with strategies to assist them in their investigations of domestic violence. Additionally, participants will be provided key legislation surrounding domestic violence and the additional resources necessary to assist the victims in these abusive situations.
To accomplish the course objectives, the following topics will be covered in this course of instruction: