Seton Hall University
400 S Orange Ave
South Orange, NJ 07079
Gina Maisto Smith, chair, and Leslie Gomez, vice chair, of Cozen O'Connor's Institutional Response Group will be speaking at this event at Seton Hall University. This two-day workshop will provide participants with an in-depth training including investigation protocols, forensic interviewing, managing investigative issues, and more.
Monday, September 24
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Overview of Effective Practices
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Key Issues to be Considered by Campus Leaders
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Overview of Relevant Legal Authority
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Title IX
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The Clery Act, as amended by VAWA
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The Intersections between Title IX and VAWA
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State law variations
12:30 p.m. - Lunch (provided)
1:30 p.m. - The Coordinated Institutional Response
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Centralized reporting
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Intake and assessment
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Evaluation of requests for anonymity
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Interim measures
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Multi-disciplinary team practices
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Identifying team member roles
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Coordination of information and personnel
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Mapping out the institutional sequence
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Procedural requirements for investigation and adjudications
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Communications and documentation
Tuesday, September 25
9:00 a.m. - Dynamics of Sexual Assault, Harassment, Intimate Partner Violence & Stalking
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Neurobiological impacts of trauma
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Reactive coping mechanisms
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Delay in reporting
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Disclosure
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Recantation
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Alcohol and other drugs
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Consent and incapacitation
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Understanding corroboration
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Understanding physical evidence
Investigative Protocols
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Separating support and advocacy from investigation/adjudication
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Informed and sensitive communications
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Developing an investigative plan
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Maintaining a working chronology
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Building a timeline
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Communications
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Documentation of interviews
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Gathering physical evidence
Forensic Interviewing
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Narrative and follow up
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Corroboration
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Questioning techniques
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Privacy and retaliation considerations
Report Writing Considerations
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Format
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Content
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Rationale
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Review of the report by the parties
1:00 p.m. - Evaluating Credibility
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Word against word assessments
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Demeanor, Interest, Detail, Corroboration, Common Sense
1:00 p.m. - Investigative issues
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Consent
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Alcohol/Incapacitation
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Intimate Partner Violence
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Prior sexual history
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Pattern evidence