Responding to Intimate Partner Violence-Related Strangulation: Integrating Policy, Practice, and Research

This webinar examines the problem of Intimate Partner Violence Strangulation and an innovative response policy. The presentation will include an overview of the nature and extent of strangulation, its dangers, and adverse medical consequences followed by a review of a Strangulation Ordinance in Burleson, Texas that mandates extensive training for first responders and a city-wide response protocol for strangulation detection and investigation, documentation of strangulation signs and symptoms, medical assistance, and service referrals for strangulation survivors. The webinar will also cover Ordinance implementation and highlight research findings from the NIJ funded evaluation.

This webinar will:

• Identify the nature and dangers of intimate partner violence related strangulation.
• Demonstrate key components of an Ordinance and protocol designed to respond to strangulation.
• Assess the effectiveness of the Burleson Strangulation Ordinance and Protocol based on findings from the NIJ-funded research evaluation.