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Adult Sexual Assault Investigations
February 21 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
The purpose of this class is to provide police officers, detectives, prosecutors and CPS investigators with a better understanding of the dynamics involved in sexual assaultive crimes.
This seminar will give first responders and investigators a better understanding of how to properly respond to, and investigate, sex crimes. The primary focus of this training will be on adult sexual assaults. Participants will learn the importance of the initial response, how trauma can affect the victim’s behavior and memory, what evidence to look for, the importance of avoiding assumptions, sex offender typologies and strategies for investigating the offender.
Topics to be discussed include:
- Identifying and investigating different types of sex offenders
- The effects of trauma on victims’ memory and behavior
- Corroborating the victim’s statement
- The importance of avoiding assumptions
- Evidence procuring, types, and documentation.
Instructor: Sergeant James Twardesky of Twardesky Consulting serves with the Warren Police Department Special Victims Investigative Unit. Sergeant Twardesky has conducted hundreds of investigations involving sex crimes & crimes against children. He is an adjunct Law Enforcement faculty at Macomb Community College and teaches undergraduate level criminal justice courses, online & in-person as a Macomb Criminal Justice Center Instructor having develop & taught in-service advanced police training courses.
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 21, 2024, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Flint Township Police Department, 5200 Norko Drive, Flint, MI 48507
Cost: LEORTC Licensed Members – Free
All Others – $130 per person
“This training has been registered with MCOLES for the use of PA 302 Law Enforcement Distribution funds.”