This article explores the research on the sexual abuse of boys and offers concrete suggestions for conducting forensic interviews with these children, investigating crimes against boys, and presenting these cases to a jury.
This article provides 7 advanced strategies for prosecutors, as well as guidance for dealing with cloud providers and other stakeholders. Zero Abuse Project developed this article to serve as a reference for prosecutors and investigators facing challenges when working cases involving remotely stored data.
This article provides 8 introductory considerations for prosecutors, and addresses the complexity and challenges faced when working cases involving remotely stored and encrypted data. It also explores investigative procedures and legal process best practices when obtaining electronic evidence.
Zero Abuse Project’s Chief Program Officer for Education and Research, Victor Vieth, speaks with PolitiFact about grooming and teaching children about gender identity in our schools.
Zero Abuse Project staff member and Director of Jacob Wetterling Resource Center, Alison Feigh, has co-authored a new book exploring the complicated issue of identifying and punishing sex crimes.
Please join Zero Abuse and its affiliates at the Academy on Violence and Abuse for our next ACEs Health Champions Gathering, a two-part series examining early intervention and its potential to mitigate intergenerational trauma. This is a great opportunity for CAST faculty, CAST students, and frontline professionals to learn about an emerging topic.
In honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month, Zero Abuse Project and Jacob Wetterling Resource Center contribute to an online seminar and discusses concerning online behaviors our kids are often engaged in, and highlights prevention practices.
Prosecutors handling cases involving children with disabilities must be prepared to serve and advocate for individual child victims’ unique physical, cognitive, and/or emotional needs. This guide will address each of these components of the prosecution, and conclude with sample motions to implement recommendations.
This article offers factors to consider when forensic interviewers and child abuse multidisciplinary team (MDT) members are preparing the forensic interview and MDT process for children with disabilities.
The Redwood County Attorney’s Office hosts a training led by Zero Abuse Project staff Victor Vieth, Chief Program Officer of Education and Research, and Kathleen Nolan, Senior Attorney.
Even though signed search warrants are legally binding court orders, Big Tech still may not comply. This guide acknowledges common privacy concerns that make data more difficult for the government to obtain, and lays out six strategies for prosecutors confronting objections from electronic service providers.
Zero Abuse Project’s Chief Program Officer Victor Vieth serves as the guest editor for this recent issue of The APSAC Alert, with helpful coverage on five issues related to abusive head trauma and shaken baby syndrome, as well as strategies for prosecutors handling these cases and the response from appellate courts.
The next AVA and Zero Abuse ACEs Health Champions Gathering will be hosted on April 8, 2022 at 12 PM PT. The topic will focus on the question ‘Can No Hit Zones prevent ACEs and promote Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs)?‘ Our presenters will be Dr. Randell Alexander, MD, PhD and Dr. Suzanne Frank, MD. Dr. Alexander is a Professor of
When children witness violence, they may endure decades of physical and emotional harm. This dynamic is the focus of a recent article from The Washington Post that includes comments from Victor Vieth, Zero Abuse Project’s Chief Program Officer for Education & Research.
Seeking to introduce a forensic interview is not an ancillary matter in child abuse prosecution. In many cases, it is the most critical, persuasive piece of evidence for the jury’s consideration. This guide will equip entry level prosecutors with an understanding of relevant admissibility law in their jurisdiction, and encourage seasoned prosecutors to take a fresh look at the several viable options for forensic interview admissibility.
Zero Abuse Project is pleased to announce the launch of a new journal for CAST-centered and multidisciplinary team (MDT)-derived publications from our colleagues at East Tennessee State University (ETSU). The Journal of Interprofessional Practice with Social Work (JIPSW) “is an open-source, semi-annual peer–reviewed publication that provides an interdisciplinary forum for information exchange spanning the variety of practice settings that incorporate care
When properly used, anatomical diagrams and dolls are supported by peer reviewed studies. This law review article details this research and offers guidance to the field and to courts in defending these tools in court.
The REAL Academy CEO Kevin Marino and Director of Research Robert Wright, are releasing a new book exploring the NC child protection landscape and how to improve MDT collaboration via a novel theory known as ‘Administrative Tethering.’
The Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan, a project of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan, is now available. This resource delves into current research regarding interpersonal violence, providing a well-rounded look at topics including but not limited to historical context, intervention and treatment, policy discussion and case review.
This article provides a roadmap for child abuse prosecutors to use in drafting and delivering an opening statement or closing argument.
To protect children from confusing, even abusive practices while testifying, and to facilitate testimony that is fair and accurate, there are seven pre-trial motions prosecutors should file in most, if not every, case of child maltreatment.
Zero Abuse Project is pleased to announce that Marquette University Law School CAST Professor Lori Kornblum has been appointed by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers to the Court of Appeals District II effective in January 2022. We want to congratulate Lori on this professional achievement. All of us at Zero Abuse are forever grateful for her dedication to CAST instruction in WI and
Zero Abuse Project is pleased to see the number of strong proposals contained in the U.S. National Blueprint to End Sexual Violence Against Children and Adolescents. We are particularly excited to see the strong recommendations to improve undergraduate and graduate training of future child protection professionals–a reform we have taken the lead on through our Child Advocacy Studies (CAST) initiative.
Zero Abuse Project is pleased to announce that the statewide evaluation of CAST programming in Mississippi has concluded and the results are available for review here. Highlights of the study show that: CAST learners possess better child abuse and neglect (CAN) knowledge and skills versus non-CAST learners. CAST certificate and minor programming shows the greatest improvement of key CAN competency
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