Course Description
Know More, Do More: Recognizing & Responding to Stalking
Stalking is a prevalent, dangerous, and often misunderstood crime. This seminar explores the dynamics of stalking, focusing on the highly contextual nature of the crime by discussing common tactics used by perpetrators, the co-occurrence of stalking with intimate partner and sexual violence, the use of technology to stalk, and the use of risk assessments in stalking cases, as well as tools to plan for victim safety and hold offenders accountable.
The Stalking Prevention, Awareness, & Resource Center (SPARC) is a federally funded project providing education and resources about the crime of stalking. SPARC aims to enhance the response to stalking by educating the professionals tasked with keeping stalking victims safe and holding offenders accountable. SPARC ensures that allied professionals have the specialized knowledge to identify and respond to the crime of stalking.
As a comprehensive national resource center, SPARC provides a multi-faceted approach to programming. SPARC assists multi-disciplinary professionals with information, resources, and policy and protocol development through their technical assistance endeavors. SPARC also provides local, regional, statewide, and national trainings to U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grantees and potential grantees.
By the end of the seminar, participants will be better able to:
- Identify stalking behaviors and dynamics
- Recognize the intersection of stalking with other victimizations
- Identify common technologies (mis)used by offenders
- Identify the 14 risk factors in stalking cases
- Apply strategies for working with victims of stalking
- Apply strategies for thorough investigations
Register
Pre-registration is required. All interested parties must register at least two weeks prior to the course, as seats are limited. The exact location of the training will be provided through an email confirmation; those who do not register will not receive this important notification and will not be admitted to the training. Walk-ins and transferring of confirmation notices will not be permitted.
Priority Registration:
- STRIVE-funded partners
Secondary Registration:
- Non-STRIVE partners
If you are interested in attending this session, please complete the registration by clicking on the link provided above. If you have difficulty registering or if you have any questions, please contact Helen Sorrento at [email protected]. Confirmation notices will be e-mailed approximately two weeks prior to the class. Please remember to check your junk/spam folder.
If you require any ADA Reasonable Accommodation to participate fully in this event, please email [email protected] to communicate your request at least 10 business days prior to this event.