Introduction

Objectives

Sex Crimes: Pretest Discussion

What is a sex crime? Arousal and Power

Rape and Other Sex Crimes

Sex Crimes Stereotypes and Discussion

Initial Response

Scenario 1: Instructions

Scenario 1: Stranger on the greenbelt Discussion

Sex Crimes Follow-up Response and Scenario 2

Interviews: Who and How

Assignment 1: Description

Assignment 1: Rape Victim Interview

What does a rape look like? Stereotypes, Media and their influence.

Male and Female Roles

Standard Roles and Why They Matter

Suspect Stereotypes and Accidental Perpetuation (SC.L2.T8)

Victim Interview Location and Symptoms of Trauma

Symptoms of Trauma and Tonic Immobility Animals

Tonic Immobility Slingshot

Science Behind Tonic Immobility

Delayed Reporting and Other Issues

Assignment 2: More Details & Interview Assignment

Interviews vs. Interrogations

Victim Interview Set-up

Getting Details With Open Ended Questions

Lara Logan Interview (SC.L2.T17)

Lara Logan Discussion

Sex Crimes: Even More Details (SC.L2.T18)

Consent and overcoming issues: what is consent?

Investigating lack of consent

The Victim Witness Coordinator

Suspect Introduction and interrogation history

Suspect interview techniques

Interrogation of Ted

Rapport based suspect interviews

Suspect rapport, deception, and voluntariness

Sex: Crimes PEACE model and voluntariness

Suspect psychology

Suspect Typology

The Larry Nassar interview

Suspect interviews when they are a stranger to the victim

Suspect interviews when they are known to the victim

Why does the suspect/victim relationship matter?

Assignment 3: The Norfolk Four

Sexual assault kits

Other evidence

Tell Them It Wasn’t Me – Scenario 4 Discussion

Suspect Svidence Collection

Evidence Collection

Consent, warrants and other considerations

Intimate partner violence and LGBTQ+ rape

Sex trafficking

Report writing

Cold cases and late reports

Post arrest work (SC.L6.T2)

False Allegations

Assignment 4: False Allegations

False reports and law enforcement misconduct

Scenario 6 Discussion

Sex Crimes Investigation Packet