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National Indian Country Training Initiative Online Training Announcement
April 12, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
Title: Forensic Interviewing of Child and Adolescent Victims and Witnesses in Indian Country
Training Dates: April 12-14, 2022
Registration Deadline: April 5, 2022
OLE Notification Deadline: April 7, 2022
Course Description: The Department of Justice’s National Indian Country Training Initiative (NICTI) is pleased to announce a webinar series titled Forensic Interviewing of Child and Adolescent Victims and Witnesses in Indian Country. The webinar series will be held the afternoons of April 12-14, 2022. The webinar platform is WebEx. The training will focus on the interviewing process used with children for the purpose of providing evidence to the police, prosecutors, and court regarding the investigation and prosecution of suspected abuse. The training will cover the latest research-based information on interviewing techniques. The goal of a forensic interview is to obtain a statement from a child in a developmentally-sensitive, unbiased, and truth seeking manner. This training is designed for federal and tribal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and social workers who have significant responsibility for conducting forensic interviews of child and adolescent victims and witnesses. Priority will be given to those individuals regularly working cases in Indian Country. The expectation is that applicants will attend the entire course. There is no fee to attend this training. CLE will not be provided.
This media and materials are for Department of Justice use and subject to protection from release under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552.
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Requests should be made to the course POC as early as possible, preferably at least three weeks in advance of the training. No nominee will be excluded from a course on the basis of a disability-related accommodations request.
Course Agenda:
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
12:30 – 12:45 pm – WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS (Leslie A. Hagen)
12:45 – 2:45 pm – HISTORY OF FORENSIC INTERVIEWING AND SUGGESTIBILITY ISSUES (Bonnie I. Brunette)
2:45 – 3:00 pm – Break
3:00 – 5:00 pm – INTERVIEW GUIDELINES (Stacy K. Jacobson)
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
12:30 – 12:35 pm – WELCOME (Leslie A. Hagen)
12:35 – 2:30 pm – ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLIANT VICTIMS (Janetta Michaels)
2:30 – 2:45 pm – BREAK
2:45 – 4:00 pm – CHILD SEXUALLY ABUSIVE MATERIAL AND PRESENTING EVIDENCE (Ashleigh T. Fuller)
4:00 – 4:15 pm – BREAK
4:15 – 5:15 pm – CASE STUDY: UNITED STATES V. FREDDY WAYNE JIMINEZ (Ryan G. Weldon)
Thursday, April 14, 2022
12:30 – 12:35 pm – WELCOME (Leslie A. Hagen)
12:35 – 2:00 pm – LEGAL ISSUES IN CHILD VICTIMIZATION CASES (Leslie A. Hagen)
2:00 – 2:15 pm – BREAK
2:15 – 4:00 pm – MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS (TBD)
Title: Forensic Interviewing of Child and Adolescent Victims and Witnesses in Indian Country
Training Dates: April 12-14, 2022
Registration Deadline: April 5, 2022
OLE Notification Deadline: April 7, 2022
Course Description: The Department of Justice’s National Indian Country Training Initiative (NICTI) is pleased to announce a webinar series titled Forensic Interviewing of Child and Adolescent Victims and Witnesses in Indian Country. The webinar series will be held the afternoons of April 12-14, 2022. The webinar platform is WebEx. The training will focus on the interviewing process used with children for the purpose of providing evidence to the police, prosecutors, and court regarding the investigation and prosecution of suspected abuse. The training will cover the latest research-based information on interviewing techniques. The goal of a forensic interview is to obtain a statement from a child in a developmentally-sensitive, unbiased, and truth seeking manner. This training is designed for federal and tribal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and social workers who have significant responsibility for conducting forensic interviews of child and adolescent victims and witnesses. Priority will be given to those individuals regularly working cases in Indian Country. The expectation is that applicants will attend the entire course. There is no fee to attend this training. CLE will not be provided.
This media and materials are for Department of Justice use and subject to protection from release under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552.
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Requests should be made to the course POC as early as possible, preferably at least three weeks in advance of the training. No nominee will be excluded from a course on the basis of a disability-related accommodations request.
Course Agenda:
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
12:30 – 12:45 pm – WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS (Leslie A. Hagen)
12:45 – 2:45 pm – HISTORY OF FORENSIC INTERVIEWING AND SUGGESTIBILITY ISSUES (Bonnie I. Brunette)
2:45 – 3:00 pm – Break
3:00 – 5:00 pm – INTERVIEW GUIDELINES (Stacy K. Jacobson)
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
12:30 – 12:35 pm – WELCOME (Leslie A. Hagen)
12:35 – 2:30 pm – ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLIANT VICTIMS (Janetta Michaels)
2:30 – 2:45 pm – BREAK
2:45 – 4:00 pm – CHILD SEXUALLY ABUSIVE MATERIAL AND PRESENTING EVIDENCE (Ashleigh T. Fuller)
4:00 – 4:15 pm – BREAK
4:15 – 5:15 pm – CASE STUDY: UNITED STATES V. FREDDY WAYNE JIMINEZ (Ryan G. Weldon)
Thursday, April 14, 2022
12:30 – 12:35 pm – WELCOME (Leslie A. Hagen)
12:35 – 2:00 pm – LEGAL ISSUES IN CHILD VICTIMIZATION CASES (Leslie A. Hagen)
2:00 – 2:15 pm – BREAK
2:15 – 4:00 pm – MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS (TBD)
Title: Forensic Interviewing of Child and Adolescent Victims and Witnesses in Indian Country
Training Dates: April 12-14, 2022
Registration Deadline: April 5, 2022
OLE Notification Deadline: April 7, 2022
Course Description: The Department of Justice’s National Indian Country Training Initiative (NICTI) is pleased to announce a webinar series titled Forensic Interviewing of Child and Adolescent Victims and Witnesses in Indian Country. The webinar series will be held the afternoons of April 12-14, 2022. The webinar platform is WebEx. The training will focus on the interviewing process used with children for the purpose of providing evidence to the police, prosecutors, and court regarding the investigation and prosecution of suspected abuse. The training will cover the latest research-based information on interviewing techniques. The goal of a forensic interview is to obtain a statement from a child in a developmentally-sensitive, unbiased, and truth seeking manner. This training is designed for federal and tribal law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and social workers who have significant responsibility for conducting forensic interviews of child and adolescent victims and witnesses. Priority will be given to those individuals regularly working cases in Indian Country. The expectation is that applicants will attend the entire course. There is no fee to attend this training. CLE will not be provided.
This media and materials are for Department of Justice use and subject to protection from release under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. section 552.
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. Requests should be made to the course POC as early as possible, preferably at least three weeks in advance of the training. No nominee will be excluded from a course on the basis of a disability-related accommodations request.
Course Agenda:
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
12:30 – 12:45 pm – WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS (Leslie A. Hagen)
12:45 – 2:45 pm – HISTORY OF FORENSIC INTERVIEWING AND SUGGESTIBILITY ISSUES (Bonnie I. Brunette)
2:45 – 3:00 pm – Break
3:00 – 5:00 pm – INTERVIEW GUIDELINES (Stacy K. Jacobson)
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
12:30 – 12:35 pm – WELCOME (Leslie A. Hagen)
12:35 – 2:30 pm – ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT AND COMPLIANT VICTIMS (Janetta Michaels)
2:30 – 2:45 pm – BREAK
2:45 – 4:00 pm – CHILD SEXUALLY ABUSIVE MATERIAL AND PRESENTING EVIDENCE (Ashleigh T. Fuller)
4:00 – 4:15 pm – BREAK
4:15 – 5:15 pm – CASE STUDY: UNITED STATES V. FREDDY WAYNE JIMINEZ (Ryan G. Weldon)
Thursday, April 14, 2022
12:30 – 12:35 pm – WELCOME (Leslie A. Hagen)
12:35 – 2:00 pm – LEGAL ISSUES IN CHILD VICTIMIZATION CASES (Leslie A. Hagen)
2:00 – 2:15 pm – BREAK
2:15 – 4:00 pm – MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS (TBD)