Thursday, April 29, 2010
Thursday Registration: 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
KEYNOTE
What the Heck Were We Thinking? A Prospective Look at a Retrospective Examination of Where We Are Now
Paul Stern
Remember disco, Betamax, and Sam Bowie? Somehow they all seemed like a good idea at the time. With the perspective of time, everyone comes to realize, "What in the world were we thinking?" The child-abuse field is no exception to this rule. This talk reminds us of some of the things we, as child-abuse professionals, thought were good ideas at the time. Hopefully, this will cause us all to wonder, "What practices are we engaging in now that 15 years from now we'll look back on and wonder, 'What in the world were we thinking?'"
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
BREAK
Visit Summit Store & Exhibits
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
7A
Deception Detection
Jim Tanner
Improve your interview skills. Learn how to tell when someone is editing something out of a verbal or written statement. This session will cover the basics of Discourse Analysis, a lexical and syntactical approach to analyzing statements. Using clear examples, Dr. Tanner will explain how a respondent's shifts in words and grammar can point interviewers to "hot spots" in a statement that need to be probed. You will never listen to a conversation or interview the same way again if you attend this session.
7B
Abusive Head Trauma
Randell Alexander
Dr. Alexander will give an overview of the mechanisms of shaking, impact and both shaking and impact. Epidemiology, clinical presentation, imaging outcome and court arguments will also be presented.
7C
How Reliable Are Children's Statements? Cognitive and Social Considerations in Considering Children's Statements (Part 1 of 3)
Stephen Ceci
By the end of this workshop, participants should be able to: distinguish between lying and false beliefs; describe factors that lead to false beliefs; understand mechanisms producing age differences in suggestibility; be able to apply scientific research to actual forensic cases; analyze the limitations of scientific research in court cases; and define key constructs (source misattributions, recursive awareness, symbolic representational ability, confirmatory bias, and monitoring).
7D
The Impact of Early Childhood Trauma on Brain, Behavior and Child Development
David W. Willis
Optimum child development requires safe, secure, nurturing and stimulating relationship experiences that build the capacities of each child toward developmental and relational health. However, when stress, fear, neglect and relational failure occur during early development, the results can be interfere with health for a lifetime. This presentation will review our current knowledge of the impacts of early childhood trauma on the brain, behavioral and child development while noting opportunities for resiliency, recovery and prevention.
7E
Use and Misuse of Mental Health Expert Witness
Paul Stern
All sides in litigation are entitled to rely upon expert testimony. Such testimony, however, should be based upon legitimate grounds. When expert witnesses cross the line and become irresponsible expert witnesses, they need to be aggressively confronted. This workshop discusses the harm that can be done by the irresponsible expert witness, offers thoughts on how to properly identify them, and provides suggestions on how to cross-examine the irresponsible expert witness. Participants should be made aware that just because the expert is on the other side, that does not necessarily mean that expert is wrong -- and also that experts can be in conflict without one of them being irresponsible. This workshop might also be helpful to those who act as expert witnesses to offer guidance so they don't inadvertently become an irresponsible expert witness.
7F
Stalking and Counter-Stalking
Mark Wynn
This course will cover the growing crime of stalking in domestic-violence incidents. Topics to be discussed include: stalking personalities and behavior, the impact on victims, level of danger, establishing probable cause, investigative tactics, counter-measures and prevention and safety planning.
7G
Trends in Online Victimization & the Response of the CyberTipline
Michelle Collins
This session will provide participants with an understanding of the mission and free services for law enforcement provided by the Exploited Children Division (ECD) at NCMEC. Dangers children face on the Internet, along with emergent technology impacting investigations into Internet crimes against children, will also be discussed. The first half of the presentation will focus on the CyberTipline -- what it is, how the reports are processed and referred to law enforcement, and how the system can deconflict and corroborate cases related to computer-facilitated crimes against children. Specific issues of child victimization will be presented. Actual case examples will be utilized throughout this presentation to illustrate the learning objectives of this session.
7CL
The ABC's of Internet Investigations (Part 1 of 3) *
Erin Schweitzer, Paul Farnstrom, Gary Wright, Jeff Smith, Brian Budlong and Ken Link
This interactive computer lab will walk investigators through useful Internet tools to assist them during Internet investigations. Live, hands-on scenarios will be part of this course -- in the hope that attendees will gain a decent understanding of how to complete these types of investigations.
*This class may include sexually explicit material. Attendees must sign up for this lab on opening day of conference. Must be law enforcement to attend.
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
LUNCH
Visit Summit Store & Exhibits
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
8A
Internet Sexual Offending (Part 1 of 2)
Michael Bourke
This presentation will address online sexual criminality and the behavioral characteristics of child-pornography offenders. Particular attention will be given to the motivational pathways that underlie these offenses and factors that increase and mitigate risk. The link between online offending and hands-on offenses also will be discussed.
8B
Munchausen by Proxy
Randell Alexander
Dr. Alexander will present the definition of Munchausen by Proxy as a form of child maltreatment, epidemiology, diagnosis, and other related issues.
8C
How Reliable Are Children's Statements? Cognitive and Social Considerations in Considering Children's Statements (Part 2 of 3)
Stephen Ceci
See session 7C for description.
8D
Where Was His Head?
Jim Tanner
On average, 70% of all offenders convicted of sexual assault against children are placed on probation. Most are not pedophiles, few collect CP, and most offend from a "position of trust." This session will draw on 39 years of experience dealing with sex offenders on probation and discuss what we learn by having these offenders in treatment and under supervision for many years. We will explore how they rationalize their offenses, the 4 steps of their grooming, how the Internet helps them maintain their deviant ideation, and what we can do to contain them in the community.
8E
Looking Forward, Looking Back: Using Lethality Assessments & Fatality Reviews
Kristina Korobov
This session will focus on issues relevant to those who assist victims in crisis. The presenter will overview assessment tools that have proven beneficial for use in accessing elevated levels of risk for victims and discuss workable strategies to reduce these levels and create a safe environment for the victim and her family. The goal of this presentation is to identify the risk-markers of lethal assault; consider the dynamics involved in separation violence; and present workable, practical ideas geared toward the prevention of fatal consequences in the lives of those involved in domestic-violence relationships in the way of effective safety plans as well the use of death-review teams.
8F
Civil Liability in Domestic Violence Incidents
Mark Wynn
This instruction will present an overview of the dangerousness, complexity and liability risk to officers and departments when dealing with domestic violence. This will be accomplished by utilizing existing case laws of "failure to protect" suits. Additionally, the course will explain the officers' and agencies' legal authority and methods to manage liability.
8G
Online Investigative Techniques
Micah Persons and Brandon Kaopuiki
The Oregon Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce receives over 500 CyberTips per year from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in regards to the online sexual exploitation of children. Agents will provide detailed instruction how to investigate CyberTips and other online-facilitated crimes.
8CL
The ABC's of Internet Investigations (Part 2 of 3) *
Erin Schweitzer, Paul Farnstrom, Gary Wright, Jeff Smith, Brian Budlong and Ken Link
See session 7CL for description.
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
BREAK
Visit Summit Store & Exhibits
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
9A
Internet Sexual Offending (Part 2 of 2)
Michael Bourke
See session 8A for description.
9B
Crying and Other Misunderstood Normal Behaviors
Randell Alexander
What are normal behaviors in children, and how are they misunderstood to be "problems" by adults? Issues at various ages will be addressed, including: why it is good news that infants cry and get up at night; why you would not treat a war prisoner like what parents of newborns sometimes suffer; why your 2-year-old is not out to get you; and the "advantages" of risky behavior by adolescents. Findings from science will be contrasted with traditional assumptions by parents, and the need for coping by parents will be stressed.
9C
How Reliable Are Children's Statements? Cognitive and Social Considerations in Considering Children's Statements (Part 3 of 3)
Stephen Ceci
See session 7C for description.
9D
Living with the Memories
Jim Tanner
People working crimes against women and children see and hear many things they would rather not. These memories can have a disturbing effect on professionals and their families. Based on his 39 years of experience working in criminal justice, Dr. Tanner explains what's behind the secondary trauma of working these cases -- and provides simple but effective steps we can take to help us live with these stories and images once we have seen and heard them. You owe it to yourself and your family to attend this session.
9E
Prosecuting Cases with Absent or Recanting Victims in the Post-Crawford Courtroom
Kristina Korobov
The presenter will overview the legal and practical obstacles (including Crawford concerns) that arise most often for prosecutors handling domestic-violence cases when the witness/victim recants. The presenter will discuss the legal ramifications -- i.e., (1) the witness who recants an earlier statement to law enforcement during or prior to the pretrial witness' interview, and (2) the witness who recants while on the stand. The presentation will review what the prosecutor must do in these situations -- especially in light of Crawford v. Washington and its prodigy of cases -- in order to maintain a proper record, including any tactical considerations. The presentation should also address the post-verdict recantation.
9F
Dominant Aggressor: Addressing Female Violence Against Men
Mark Wynn, Dottie Davis
Mr. Wynn and Ms. Davis have the challenging task of discussing instances of female violence against men. They will cover the dynamics involved; how violence is accomplished in these cases; suggestions for law enforcement in making a determination at the scene regarding the dominant aggressor; debunking some myths surrounding women who are abusers; and suggestions for assisting men who are victims.
9CL
The ABC's of Internet Investigations (Part 3 of 3) *
Erin Schweitzer, Paul Farnstrom, Gary Wright, Jeff Smith, Brian Budlong and Ken Link
See session 7CL for description.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Child Victim Identification Program (CVIP) Lab
Many children have been rescued from further sexual abuse because a clue in the background of child-pornography images led to the location of their abuser. Partnering with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces and federal law-enforcement agencies, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is proud to bring the "Victim Identification Lab" to Oregon for this first time!
NCMEC is proud to offer all registered participants at this year's conference a glimpse into this powerful law-enforcement tool designed to rescue children. Within this interactive lab, computers will be available for participants to access background identifiers and audio clues in hopes that these items may be recognizable or familiar to Lab participants. Accompanying each sanitized picture will be a real-time message thread where participants can post their comments and suggestions. You may have the piece of the puzzle that could lead to the rescue of a child victim.
NOTE: All registered conference attendees are invited to participate in the Lab; however, due to the sensitivity of this issue, please make sure to wear your conference badge and bring proof of identity to gain entry.