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The National PREA Resource Center will be offering six PREA webinars during January 2013.  All are free to attend.

Coming Soon – Register Now
WEBINARS
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Upcoming Events
REGIONAL TRAININGS
The PRC is pleased to announce regional trainings for 2013. Additional trainings will be added to the weekly event blasts in the coming weeks as the registration information becomes available. Please check the PRC's website for additional updates.
 
WEBINARS
Registration information for the following webinars is not yet available. Please check the PRC’s website for updates.
  • **Date Change**Responding to Sexual Abuse of Inmates in Custody: Addressing the Needs of Men, Women and LGBTI Populations
    Tuesday, February 19, 2013 (2:00 – 3:30 pm EST)
  • PREA in Action – Youthful Inmates
    Wednesday, April 10, 2013 (3:00 – 4:30 pm EST)
  • **Date Change**Responding to Sexual Abuse of Juveniles in Custody: Addressing the Needs of Boys, Girls and LGBTI Populations
    Tuesday, April 23, 2013 (2:00 – 3:30 pm EST)
  • **Date Change**Human Resources and the Law
    Tuesday, May 30, 2013 (2:00 – 3:30 pm EST)
PRESENTATIONS
The Moss Group, Inc., on behalf of the PRC, will host two workshops during the upcoming American Correctional Association conference in Houston, TX:
  • Lessons Learned: PREA Implementation Successes, Challenges and Resources (Juvenile)
    Saturday, January 26, 2013 (8:00 am – 12:00 pm CST)

  • Lessons Learned: PREA Implementation Successes, Challenges and Resources (Adult)
    Sunday, January 27, 2013 (8:00 am – 12:00 pm CST)
The Center for Innovative Public Policy, on behalf of the PRC, will present at the National Sheriff’s Association conference in Washington, DC on January 30, 2013. Representatives from the Department of Justice and the PRC will also participate.

Additional Resources
The Neurobiology of Sexual Assault: Implications for First Responders in Law Enforcement, Prosecution, and Victim Advocacy Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University

If you were not able to attend the seminar in person, you can now watch a recording, or access a transcript, of Dr. Campbell’s December 2012 seminar as part of the NIJ Research for the Real World series. She explains the underlying neurobiology of traumatic events, its emotional and physical manifestation, and how these processes can impact the investigation and prosecution of sexual assaults. Click here for a transcript of the seminar. Click here to watch a recording of the seminar.

For additional resources from NIC – PREA/Offender Sexual Abuse

Posted Tue, Jan 29 2013 4:38 PM by S. Cairns
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