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Home » Investigation and Prosecution

Welcome to the Zero Abuse Project Training Catalog!

You can use the filters on the to browse the full scope of training Zero Abuse Project is able to offer for your organization. Please note that the On Demand filter can be used to quickly identify our trainings that have been pre-recorded and are available to watch. Most other trainings are available for organizations to book on a fee-for-service basis.

Through our Trauma-informed Prosecutor Project, we are able to offer a select menu of trainings for Prosecutors and other MDT members at no cost. Please select the Trauma-informed Prosecutor Project filter to view these trainings.

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Rural and Interfamilial Trafficking

There is an increased public awareness around the prevalence, impact and salience of sex trafficking, human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. When allegations of trafficking and exploitation are made known to law enforcement and social services, the forensic interview process can be an effective tool for gathering victim statements and assessing what has occurred. This training will discuss the specifics

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Peer Review with an Eye Toward Corroboration – For Prosecutors and MDTs

In conducting peer review of forensic interviewers, it is important not only to critique the question types and adherence to a protocol, but also to critique whether or not the interviewer asked questions that would elicit information that can be corroborated by the multi-disciplinary team. This workshop provides concrete information to expand the peer review process to include this critical

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Prosecuting Stalking Cases in the Age of Technology

The dynamics of stalking creates unique issues when it comes to prosecution. Stalking cases can result from previously existing relationships or involve a perpetrator who is a stranger to the victim. Understanding the psychology of offending for this particular type of crime is essential to a successful investigation and prosecution. The use of new and emerging methods in technology-facilitated sexual

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Darkest Before Dawn: Action Steps in the Twilight of Child Abuse

Those on the front lines of child abuse response know that the current reality is often bleak. Modern child protection professionals face resource limitations, an explosion of online child exploitation, field turnover, and more. All too often, even the systems and individuals entrusted with keeping children safe fail them, endangering others and inflicting further trauma on child victims. There is a better way. Leveraging promising approaches and practical action steps, Darkest Before Dawn casts

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The Dynamics of Child Abuse

Each child who has experienced maltreatment goes through their own process of disclosure, and experiences intersecting dynamics and barriers to making a disclosure. There are many misconceptions about how and when children disclose based on adult norms and realities; it’s important that child maltreatment professionals understand the dynamics of child abuse so they can take a holistic approach in educating teams, juries, and

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Child Death Investigations: An Overview for the MDT

Child Death Investigations can be complex and emotionally taxing cases for a multidisciplinary team. This presentation will focus on the benefits of an MDT-based approach to address common issues and challenges that arise in the investigation of deaths of the most vulnerable victims. Factual data will be referenced regarding the reduction in undetermined manner of death (or SIDS) findings with the

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Preparing Children for our Process: Finding the Balance Between Saying Too Much, but Not Saying Enough

Effectively preparing children and families for our forensic interview process can greatly enhance the effectiveness of the forensic interview, but teams often worry about how and when to engage families and non-offending caregivers prior to the interview and in what way. This training provides guidance on how to prepare children and families for our process including the difference between minimal

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Where the Boys Are: Investigating and Prosecuting Cases of CSA When the Victim is Male

Most sexually abused boys will never make an outcry during childhood and, even if abuse is discovered, investigators and prosecutors will face barriers that impede their ability to protect these children. This workshop 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

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Utilizing Physical and Digital Evidence to Corroborate Difficult Cases

Corroborative evidence can often be the deciding factor on whether or not a case moves forward for charging.  Many cases of abuse and assault often appear to only have the victim and suspect as the “witnesses”.  This presentation will explore ways that police and prosecutors can look beyond those two witnesses and identify ways to present compelling, corroborating evidence.  Using traditional

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Know Before You Go: Effective Patrol Officer Response to Vulnerable Victim Cases

The first contact in an investigation can have a significant impact on the case as a whole.  Law enforcement and child protection workers, who are often the first responders, need to be armed with the knowledge to competently and effectively begin the case. Prosecutors need to work in cooperation with their MDT partners in order to communicate the elements of

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Is This My Job? Ethical Issues for Prosecutors in Sensitive Victim Cases

This presentation will address the issues experienced by every prosecutor who handles cases with sensitive victims, traumatized families and emotional witnesses. Ethical questions may arise when boundary lines are blurred due to the expectations many victims and families have for prosecutors to provide support in multiple roles. Recognizing applicable rules of professional responsibility for prosecutors and their interactions with families

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Crime Scene and Online Child Exploitation Investigations (One-Day Experiential Training)

Participants will receive and apply instruction on crime scene investigation, technology-facilitated crimes against children investigation, and child abuse suspect interrogation. Each team will have the opportunity to interact with a mock crime scene, seek remotely stored data and other evidence through legal process, interrogate actor(s) portraying child abuse suspects, and make charging decisions based on the results.

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Considering Grooming and Manipulation in the Forensic Interview

Grooming behaviors are estimated to be present in nearly half of all child sexual abuse cases. It is important for child abuse professionals to recognize manipulative patterns and behaviors that offenders employ to groom their victims for compliance with abuse and non-disclosure, so interventions can be made as early as possible. This training will provide professionals with information on what

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Understanding Child Abuse and the CAC and MDT Response

This course provides an overview of the dynamics of child abuse as well as the systems that respond to child abuse and maltreatment.

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A Very Particular Set of Skills: Investigating Human Trafficking

Moving cases from the investigation stage to prosecution is particularly difficult in the context of human trafficking, and successful human trafficking investigations require a unique approach. This workshop addresses potential avenues of corroboration, technology-facilitated human trafficking, proactive strategies, and investigative resources. 

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The Death of Emily Hampshire: A Multi-Disciplinary Teams’ Battle for Justice and the Community Struggle to Understand a Mother’s Actions.

Emily Hampshire celebrated her 14th birthday on October 22, 2018. On November 3, 2018 Emily was dead. The investigation into her death revealed a complicated medical history of Type 1 Diabetes that was deliberately concealed from family, friends, and teachers by Emily’s mother, Amber Hampshire. The actions of Amber Hampshire that directly led to the death of Emily caused disbelief and

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You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Screen: Investigating Deepfakes, Cyberflashing, and Novel Illicit Image Sharing

Graphic nude images AirDropped to scores of strangers. AI-powered fusion of hardcore pornography with clothed photos of children or ex-partners. Child sexual abuse material hidden within seemingly innocuous video files. Illicit image sharing in 2022 poses no shortage of challenges, and this workshop presented by a forensic examiner and former prosecutor equips you with practical investigative strategies in this evolving

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Open-Source Intelligence Tools and Techniques for Child Abuse Investigations

Every child abuse case has corroborating evidence, and open-source intelligence is an invaluable tool to collect the critical pieces of evidence often present through social media or other online contexts. Learn practical tools and strategies to locate and identify perpetrators, reduce burden on victims, and conduct efficient online investigations. 

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Forensic Feud: An Indefensible Game Show

In this workshop, your hosts are a former prosecutor and forensic psychologist, using a game show format to explore and refute common child abuse defenses. Attendees will learn to anticipate defenses in the context of child sexual abuse, online exploitation, and sex trafficking. The workshop will also provide practical investigative and prosecutorial countermeasures to each asserted defense.

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Stopping Josh Duggar: Faith, Forensics, and Felonies

Abuse perpetrators and their allies often seek to distort reality to avoid accountability for their actions. In the case of Josh Duggar, this strategy included misapplication of both religious tenets and digital forensics. Two former prosecutors analyze the crime, failure, and manipulation surrounding Josh Duggar, and provide practical strategies for investigators and MDT members to counter these defense tactics in

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How Prosecutors, Investigators, and MDTs Can Implement Trauma-informed Responses and Care

Numerous research studies have shown that childhood stress and trauma can impact adult health. This presentation will increase your knowledge of trauma and provide suggestions for responding to children, families, community partners and multidisciplinary team members in a trauma informed manner. Available as a 90-minute or 3-hour presentation.

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Introduction to ACEs: What Investigators, Prosecutors, and MDTS Need to Know

Experiences in childhood matter. Numerous research studies have shown that childhood stress and trauma can impact adult health. The ACE Study is the largest study investigating the health and social effects of negative childhood experiences. Now that we have the research, what can we do about it? 

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Serving LGBTQIA+ Children and Families in the MDT Process

This course will provide an overview of affirmative practices for all multidisciplinary team (MDT) professionals supporting and serving LGBTQIA+ children, youth and families when responding to child abuse and maltreatment. In addition to providing an overview of gender and sexuality terminology, some of the topics covered will include cultural considerations when working with LGBQTIA+ children, youth and families, advocacy, preparing

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Practical Applications for Identifying and Prosecuting Child Torture as a Multi-Disciplinary Team

The Multi-Disciplinary model ensures team collaboration for the investigation of child abuse cases. The responsibility to detect and intervene in cases of child torture rests with every member of the team. Recognizing and addressing the signs of child torture can raise challenges for the team as a whole. Using case examples and updated research, this presentation will provide practical applications

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Trauma-Informed Approaches to Victims of Technology Facilitated Abuse

Victims who have experienced abuse have unique challenges on the path to healing. When that abuse includes technology or a virtual component, the healing may be even more complex.  This presentation will discuss some of those challenges and provide prosecutors with the tools needed to achieve justice for these vulnerable victims.  

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