Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Monday Evening Registration 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m.
Tuesday Registration 7:30 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
WELCOME & KEYNOTE
"Children Caught in the Crossfire: Addressing Co-Occurrence of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence"
Casey Gwinn
This session will focus on the critical collaboration issues between child-welfare and domestic-violence professionals. The history of these related but separate movements will be addressed -- as will opportunities for partnerships and coordinated services for families when child abuse and domestic violence co-occurs. Casey Gwinn will share lessons learned from the rapidly expanding Family Justice Center movement related to working with children and families in breaking the cycle of family violence.
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
BREAK
Visit Summit Store & Exhibits
10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
1A “Psychology of the Offender: Pedophilia, Paraphilias & Online Offenders” (Part 1 of 3)
Peter Collins
This full-day workshop will discuss the relationship between pedophilia and the online offender. Current research, as well as cross-associated sexual deviances, will be discussed.
1B “Inflicted Skeletal Injuries: Identification and Differential Diagnosis”
Kenneth Feldman, MD
Attributes of inflicted fractures and their diagnosis will be reviewed. Children have unique bones -- causing them to respond to mechanical forces differently than older people. Evaluation of skeletal injuries must integrate knowledge of how children's bones are normally injured with injury scenarios. Several real and fictitious illnesses complicate the differential diagnosis of inflicted skeletal injury; this differential will be discussed.
1C “Effects of Early Trauma on Child Development”
Geraldine Crisci
Trauma takes many forms in the early development of children. The impact of attachment disruption, chaotic, unpredictable and violent environments, as well as specific events, will be the focus of this workshop. The resulting effects of early trauma on brain development, personality development and functioning will be discussed. This workshop will examine the effects of trauma that occur to the child between the ages of 0 and 6 years. Implications for assessment and treatment planning will be outlined.
1D “Child Fatalities and Serious Physical Injury Cases: Improving the First Response”
Patti Toth
What first responders do (or don’t do) in the critical first hours after a sudden unexplained or unexpected child death or serious physical injury often determines whether we accurately identify inflicted versus accidental injuries or natural deaths. A Washington State project recently developed statewide guidelines and training for first responders. The resulting user-friendly guidelines are called the C-POD, which stands for the key principles that should guide any first responder: Collaboration, Preservation, Observation and Documentation. This workshop will review the C-POD Guidelines and training, as well as the CDC’s new SUIDI (Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Investigation) evidence collection form.
1E “Courtroom Psychology: How to be a Good Witness and Survive in the Courtroom”
Larry Braunstein
This program is designed for the expert and lay (fact) witness, and will “demystify” the trial process. It will address and explain the different layers of action in the courtroom, how to “read” it and how to effectively respond. Issues covered include: body language, the importance of what you say and how you say it, demonstrative evidence and effective presentation, the trial as theatre, establishing a level of comfort in the courtroom, how to defend yourself on cross-examination and how to protect yourself in the witness box (when no one else will). The more comfortable and confident a witness is in the courtroom, the more effective their testimony can be.
1F “Strangulation in Family Violence Cases”
Casey Gwinn
This session will educate all professionals on the nature of the research and knowledge gained in the last ten years about strangulation in family violence cases. Based on early studies in San Diego, the stories of survivors around the country, and now the expertise of medical professionals working in the field, there is a powerful body of information that should be changing the practices of every advocate, every detective, every prosecutor, and every intervention professional when they hear that a victim has been “choked.” For too many years, this most serious crime was under-investigated, poorly documented, and inadequately addressed. Now we have the tools to address this most lethal of family violence crimes.
1G “Investigating Technology Based Crimes Against Children” (Part 1 of 3)
Robert H. Farley
This intensive, state-of-the-art training seminar will explore the current trends in child sexual exploitation investigation -- focusing on the Internet, the impact of technology and the so-called “compliant victim.” Computer terminology and technology as it relates to this topic will be described, as well as how computers are used to store, manufacture and distribute child pornography and lure children/teens for sex. Interview techniques specific to the online seduction of children -- for both victims and offenders -- will be presented. Teaching points will be accentuated by actual online child-exploitation cases involving Web-cams, chat rooms, file severs, and the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) from the point of the victim's disclosure to the arrest of the offender and conviction.
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
LUNCH
Visit Summit Store & Exhibits
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
2A “Psychology of the Offender: Pedophilia, Paraphilias & Online Offenders” (Part 2 of 3)
Peter Collins
See session 1A for description.
2B “Common Drugs of Abuse in Breast Feeding”
Carol L. Chervenak, MD
The benefits of breast feeding are well-documented and multiple. However, many women of child-bearing age use illicit substances throughout their pregnancy and breast feeding of their infant.
Assessing the risks to the breast-feeding infant of illicit maternal substance use and abuse is challenging, and is often complicated by myth and misinformation.
This lecture will review the physiology of substances excreted into breast milk, the potential effects on the infant, and review guidelines for various illicit substances and their safety in regards to the breast feeding infant.
2C “Defense-Proofing Your Child Interview”
(Part 1 of 2)
Patti Toth
This workshop looks at how interviewers can conduct interviews in the most forensically defensible ways and build cases that will withstand defense attack. Common defense criticisms of interviews will be reviewed, with ideas for how interviewers can conduct interviews and then prepare for cross-examination after the interview has been conducted.
2D “Investigative Interviewing of the Preschool Child” (Part 1 of 2)
Geraldine Crisci
This workshop will explore the unique aspects of interviewing children under 7 years of age. Cognitive, language and social-emotional development will be reviewed, as well as sexual knowledge appropriate for this age group, questions a young child can and cannot answer, and suggestibility literature. Interviewing protocols will be presented. The workshop will also review validation criteria for assessing credibility of the child’s disclosure statements. This workshop is for all disciplines that interview young children.
2E “How not to help the Defense Attorney in Child Sexual Abuse Cases”
Larry Braunstein
This program, taught by a defense attorney, will acquaint law enforcement, prosecutors, medical practitioners, mental health practitioners, child protection caseworkers and victim assistance agency personnel with the intimate workings of the defense in child sexual abuse cases: the preparation of a defense case, investigative techniques, pretrial motion practice and discovery, examinations before trial, jury selection, defense trial strategy, demonstrative evidence, trial exhibits, cross examination techniques, and courtroom psychology.
By having a broad overview of both pretrial and trial procedures and of how the defense will approach its preparation during each phase of the litigation, the expert and lay (fact) witness will be better-prepared in understanding its individual role in the proceedings, and better prepared to maximize its participation in the overall litigation.
2F “Exploring the Connections between Stalking, Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence”
Anne Munch
This course will explore the interconnected nature of these crimes. Emphasis will be placed on how to gear our investigations and prosecutions to fully protect victims who may be experiencing an array of criminal conduct by an offender.
2G “Investigating Technology Based Crimes Against Children” (Part 2 of 3)
Robert H. Farley
See session 1G for description.
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
BREAK
Visit Summit Store & Exhibits
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
3B “Child Fatalities: Natural, Accidental and Homicidal”
Dr. Karen Gunson
Dr. Gunson will review the difference in natural, accidental and homicidal child deaths. Attendees will be able to distinguish the characteristics of the categories of child deaths upon completion of this session.
3C “Defense-Proofing Your Child Interview”
(Part 2 of 2)
Patti Toth
See session 2C for description.
3D “Investigative Interviewing of the Preschool Child” (Part 2 of 2)
Geraldine Crisci
See session 2D for description.
3E “Use and Misuse of Expert Witnesses”
Larry Braunstein
Expert witnesses play a large role in the prosecution and defense of child sexual and physical abuse cases. Some of the topics this program will address include: who can be an expert; how they are qualified; the standard that their testimony must meet; what an expert can be allowed to testify about; what they can consider in arriving at their opinion; how they base their opinion on the existing literature; and whether they can testify as to the ultimate issue of fact in the case.
3F “Meeting the Consent Defense in Non Stranger Sexual Assault Cases”
Anne Munch
Almost all cases of sexual assault of adult victims include the defense of consent. This course is designed to assist victim advocates, law-enforcement officers and prosecutors to understand what evidence in "consent" cases actually looks like -- and to refocus our cases on issues that are relevant to the successful outcome of these cases.
3G “Investigating Technology Based Crimes Against Children” (Part 3 of 3)
Robert H. Farley
See session 1G for description.