Collaborating with Law Enforcement, Improving Survivor Response
OAESV works with law enforcement officials in communities across Ohio to improve the response to sexual assault, help protect communities, and help to hold offenders accountable. If you are a law enforcement official who is interested in training or technical assistance related to trauma, response, or SARTs, please contact our Director of Coordinated Community Responses, Nicole Kass-Colvin, at ncolvin@oaesv.org.
Resources for Law Enforcement
- Presence of Victim Advocate During Sexual Assault Exam: Summary of State Laws
- Crime Victim Law Update 2012 Year in Review
- Legal Definitions Fact Sheet
- Toolkit to Help Law Enforcement Meet the Needs of Crime Victims with Disabilities
Working With Survivors
- Police Interviews of Sexual Assault Reports – Do Attitudes Matter
- Training Bulletin: Recording Victim Interviews
- Multidisciplinary Response to Crime Victims with Disabilities
- National Institute of Justice Webinar: The Neurobiology of Sexual Assault
- National Survey of Service Providers on Police Response to Immigrant Crime Victims, U Visa Certification and Language Access
Working with Those Who Have Harmed/Incarcerated Individuals
Training & Education
- Untested Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases: Using Research to Guide Policy and Practice
- NIJ Seminar Series: Research for the Real World
- Being Trauma Informed in Legal Systems
- End Violence Against Women International
- Justice Clearinghouse
For more resources created specifically by OAESV, visit our Resource Library.