Building Safer Communities and Advancing Accountability

Day 1, November 18 | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 

AGENDA AT A GLANCE​

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Breakfast Service | 8:30-9:30 am

 

Welcoming & Traditional Opening | 9:00-9:30 am

 

UNIT 1 | 9:30-10:45 am     

TBD

Melissa Riley (Mescalero Apache)           

Owner/Principal, Native Community Development Associates

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BREAK | 10:45-11:00 am 

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Unit 2 | 11:00am-12:15 pm 

Full Faith and Credit Under VAWA

Ron Whitener (Squaxin Island)

Co-Owner, The Whitener Group

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LUNCH | 12:15-1:15 pm 

 

Unit 3 | 1:15-2:30 pm 

Understanding the Psychology of Domestic Violence Perpetrators  

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BREAK | 2:30-2:45 pm

Unit 4 | 2:45-4:00 pm

Litigating Domestic Violence Cases: Practical Considerations for Attorneys

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Wrap Up | 4:00-4:30 pm

 

​EVENING EVENT | (Optional)  

 

END OF DAY 1
 

Day 2, November 19 | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

 

Breakfast Service | 8:30-9:30 am

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Day 1 Reflections | 9:00-9:30 am

Unit 5 | 9:30am-10:45 am 

Digital Evidence in Domestic Violence Cases ​

 

BREAK | 10:45-11:00 am 

Unit 6 | 11:00-12:15 pm 

State ICWA Laws and the New Uniform State ICWA Act 

Kate Fort

Director of the Indian Law Clinic, Michigan State University College of Law​​

 

LUNCH | 12:15-1:15 pm 

 

Unit 7 | 1:15-2:30 pm 

Building Domestic Violence Cases without Victim Testimony  

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BREAK | 2:30-2:45 pm 

Unit 8 | 2:45-4:00 pm

Ethical Considerations in Domestic Violence Cases 
 

Closing | 4:00-4:30 pm

 

End of Training