PREA Resources

Reminder: Legal Liability Webinar

The National PREA Resource Center and The Project on Addressing Prison Rape invite you to join us on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Eastern time for Legal Liability for Sexual Abuse of Individuals Under Custodial Supervision . This webinar focuses on the liability of agencies, staff and others for sexual abuse of people in custody. During the webinar, Prof. Smith, Director of The Project on Addressing Prison Rape, will: (1) review the legal issues involved in legal liability including the national PREA standards and applicable state and federal law protecting inmates and residents from sexual abuse; (2) illustrate legal liability in different settings and scenarios using case law decisions; (3) discuss different elements of liability for municipalities, officials, individuals and staff; and (4) identify steps agencies can take to address potential liability.

The flyer invitation, with registration details, is included here if you are interested. We look forward to your participation.

Regional Training Announcement: Human Resources and Administrative Investigation

The National PREA Resource Center and The Project on Addressing Prison Rape  are hosting a Regional Training in Washington, DC on December 3 - 5, 2012. This will be a 20-hour training covering the national Prison Rape Elimination Act Standards and implications on administrative investigations and human resource policies and procedures. The following are the goals of this training: (1) review the PREA standards and identify impacts on administrative investigations and human resources; (2) identify components of investigative and human resource policies and procedures as they relate to sexual abuse of persons in custody; and (3) understand legal and investigative implications and strategies to responding. 

You can find more information on this training on the PREA Resource Center website. The training application is included here. Applications are due by Monday, October 22, 2012 at 11:59pm Eastern time.

The National PREA Resource Center and The Project on Addressing Prison Rape invite you to join us on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern time for Implications for Human Resource Practices in Correctional Settings . This webinar focuses on the national PREA standards and the implications for human resource practices. During the webinar, Prof. Smith will: (1) review the national PREA standards applicable to human resources issues; (2) discuss relevant human resource policies that can help agencies address PREA, such as employee reference waivers and anti-fraternization policies; (3) identify strategies that can be helpful in gaining union buy-in; and (4) identify steps agencies can take to address potential liability because of hiring and promotion practices.

The flyer invitation, with registration details, is included here. 

The National PREA Resource Center and Just Detention International invite you to join us on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern time for The Big Picture: PREA and Victim Services in Prisons, Part 1 . This two-part webinar will guide officials, step-by-step, through the process of building programs for responding to sexually victimized inmates in prisons. Part I will explain how the new PREA standards can be used as a tool for delivering victim services effectively. The training will focus on the role of community-based rape crisis advocates in providing these services, the benefits of early intervention, and the legal and ethical questions around confidentiality. The webinar will draw on the experiences of prison rape survivors to demonstrate to officials how to respond to instances of sexual abuse in a manner consistent with the PREA standards. The audience will have an opportunity to ask questions.

The flyer invitation, with registration details, is included here.

The National PREA Resource Center and National Institute of Corrections invite you to join us on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern time for LGBTI Populations: Their Safety, Your Responsibility . The goal of this free NIC live satellite/internet broadcast is to inform and increase awareness of strategies for developing policies and procedures for LGBTI populations. The broadcast will highlight promising practices by providing resources and examples of agencies who are responding to the needs of LGBTI populations in their setting.

For more information and to register online, click here.

Click on the below links for additional information.

National PREA Resource Center

The Project on Addressing Prison Rape

Just Detention International

National Institute of Corrections

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