Training Overview
Investigating and prosecuting sex offenses committed by females is challenging. Biases about women as offenders impact the disclosure of abuse, the acceptance of initial reports, whether the cases are referred and accepted for criminal charges, and how juries perceive these offenders and whether they are held accountable. This session will review pertinent research on female sex offenders and discuss ways to overcome the biases in the investigation and prosecution of sex offenses they commit.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will learn to understand the incidence of sex offenders committed by females
- Participants will learn to explain how child sexual abuse victims of female offenders experience their abuse
- Participants will learn to Identify biases in investigations and prosecutions of these crimes and discuss methods to overcome them
Continuing Education Credits
POST and Social Work credits will be available.
Trainer
Amy Russell, MSEd, JD, NCC, is the Principle Consultant and Trainer with Russell Consulting Specialists, LLC, and an executive director of a Children’s Advocacy Center in the Pacific Northwest. She brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the field of child maltreatment. Please join us in deepening our understanding of the work in maltreatment cases.