CENTRAL ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING CENTER
Brian Fengel, Director
Phone: (309) 690-7350
Fax: (309) 690-7359
Jean Swan: jswan@icc.edu
Heather Grove: hgrove@icc.edu
Sexual Assault Trauma Informed Initial Response
Instructor: Candi Buhl
DATE: January 21, 2025
8am – 4pm
Attention Sexual Assault Investigators: This training is Pre-Requisite for the 8 Hour Sexual Assault Investigator Training
Class will meet at CIPTC, ICC Peoria Campus, 5407 North University, Poplar Hall P101, Peoria
Enrollment Deadline: January 14, 2025
Course Size: Minimum – 15 Maximum – 64
Course Description
This course will provide new perspectives on understanding sex assault victims and will cover best practices for investigation sex crimes. Instruction will address trauma informed interviews, Neurobiology and the brain, hospital protocols, requirements under the Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act, and other relevant topics.
Topics:
- Statistics and common rape myths
- Neurobiology and the brain
- The initial interview
- Report Writing
- Evidence Collection
- Role of the rape advocate
- Considerations at the emergency room
- Sexual Assault Incident Procedure Act (SAIPA)
- Trauma informed interview of the victim • Age sensitive victims
Mobile In-Service Training Team#7 Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
MTU 7 request for certification of this course has been approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Meets the following mandatory training criteria: Civil Rights .50 hours, Const. Use of LE Authority .50 hours, Cultural Competency .50 hours, Human Rights .50 hours, Legal Updates 1 hour, Procedural Justice .50 hours, Psychology of Domestic Violence .50 hours, Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect .50 hours, 3.5 hours Sexual Assault Trauma Informed Response.
