Identifying, Investigating, and Prosecuting

Domestic Violence STRANGULATION Cases

trangulation has been identified as one of the most lethal forms of domestic violence and sexual assault: unconsciousness may occur within seconds and death within minutes. When domestic violence perpetrators choke (strangle) their victims, especially to the point of unconsciousness, it is not only a felony but it may be an attempted homicide. Strangulation is an ultimate form of power and control that can have a devastating psychological effect on victims. The inability to breathe is one of the most terrifying events a person can endure.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Gael Strack, JD and Casey Gwinn, JD, leading experts in the field of non-fatal strangulation and suffocation assaults in intimate partner violence cases, will collectively share their expertise and cover the following:

• Findings from a study of 300 misdemeanor strangulation cases
• Understanding the lethality of strangulation
• Link to other crimes, police shootings and mass murders
• Identifying the signs and symptoms of strangulation cases
• Anatomy and medical aspects in surviving and non-surviving victims
• Investigating and documenting a Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Strangulation cases
• Legal aspects of strangulation cases with surviving victims
• Developing and using experts in court
• Advocating for traumatized victims
• Resources and handouts developed by the Institute

October 3-4, 2019
9:00am to 5:00pm 

701 Loyola Ave.

New Orleans, LA 70113