Designed primarily for law enforcement professionals, this training also provides valuable guidance for multidisciplinary teams responding to domestic violence. Participants begin with the foundational dynamics of domestic violence before examining current legislation, lethality assessment, and legal requirements governing domestic violence investigations and warrantless arrests.

The course places particular emphasis on dominant aggressor determinations, helping participants distinguish between dominant aggressors and victims while addressing common misconceptions that can influence investigative and arrest decisions. Through a review of relevant legislation and case studies, participants gain practical clarity on legal requirements and their application to domestic violence response.

The training concludes with realistic, scenario-based exercises that allow participants to apply legal concepts, practice decision-making, and strengthen their ability to respond effectively and appropriately to domestic violence incidents.

This multidisciplinary training provides a practical overview of Oklahoma legislation pertaining to domestic violence, stalking, and protective orders. Because laws governing these areas continue to evolve with each legislative session, professionals who respond to victims and offenders must maintain a current understanding of statutory requirements and protections.

Participants will explore the fundamentals and dynamics of domestic violence, examine Oklahoma statutes related to stalking and domestic violence, and develop a clear understanding of the protective order process. The course distinguishes between the different types of protective orders available in Oklahoma, clarifying their purpose, enforcement, requirements, and application to help professionals better navigate available protections for victims.

Through a practical, multidisciplinary approach, this training helps participants translate statutory requirements into informed, effective responses to domestic violence, stalking, and protective order matters.

Domestic Violence Investigations I & II is a two-part, multidisciplinary training series designed primarily as a crash course for law enforcement professionals responding to domestic violence. The series provides a practical foundation in the essential concepts, legal considerations, and investigative practices needed to respond effectively to domestic violence incidents while offering valuable insight for professionals across disciplines.

Part I: Foundations establishes the core knowledge necessary for effective domestic violence response. Participants explore eight essential topics: the fundamentals of domestic violence, applicable legislation, lethality assessment protocols, strangulation, trauma, officer safety, dominant aggressor determinations, and protective orders. The course emphasizes practical understanding and the connection between these topics and day-to-day response and investigative decisions.

Part II: Advanced Investigations builds on the foundational knowledge established in Part I and moves into more complex investigative considerations, nuanced decision-making, and multidisciplinary challenges. Participants examine how the dynamics of domestic violence intersect with legal requirements, victim behavior, investigative practices, and responses across multiple sectors.

Together, the two-part series moves participants from foundational knowledge to more advanced application, equipping professionals to recognize the complexities of domestic violence and make informed, effective decisions throughout the investigative and response process.

This multidisciplinary training is designed for professionals who may serve, support, or interact with victims of crime in Oklahoma. It is particularly valuable for personnel in District Attorney’s offices, law enforcement, and victim advocacy, whose roles carry specific statutory responsibilities to crime victims.

Rooted in the Oklahoma Constitution and Oklahoma statutes, this training provides a comprehensive examination of the legal framework governing victims’ rights and the responsibilities of professionals who serve them. Participants explore relevant legal language, statutory requirements, and the practical implications of Oklahoma’s victims’ rights laws.

The training is designed to bridge the gap between what the law requires and how those requirements are applied in practice, helping professionals understand their legal obligations, recognize victims’ rights, and strengthen their ability to provide informed, appropriate, and legally compliant services throughout the criminal justice process.

This training examines the heightened safety risks faced by law enforcement professionals responding to domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault. Offenders who engage in these behaviors may be driven by a desire to maintain power and control, and law enforcement intervention can directly challenge that control, potentially escalating the threat to responding and investigating officers.

Participants explore the dynamics that can make these cases particularly dangerous, including escalation, coercive control, retaliation, threats, and offender behaviors that may increase risk to law enforcement. The course emphasizes recognizing warning signs, understanding offender patterns, and incorporating risk awareness into investigative and response practices.

Through a practical, safety-focused approach, participants develop strategies for identifying potential threats, anticipating escalation, and making informed safety decisions throughout the response and investigative process. The training reinforces that officer safety is not separate from effective victim response, it is an essential component of it.

Designed for advocates, social workers, and therapists working with safe parents and their children, this training explores creative, individualized approaches to safety planning with families affected by violence.

Every family brings unique strengths, needs, relationships, and challenges to the safety-planning process. Participants will learn how to build on these factors to develop practical, family-centered safety plans that are responsive to each family’s circumstances.

For many professionals and caregivers, discussing safety concerns with children can feel uncomfortable or overwhelming. This training provides guidance for framing age-appropriate conversations about safety, engaging children in the planning process, and helping families identify realistic strategies that promote safety without creating unnecessary fear.

Through practical strategies and discussion, participants will strengthen their ability to engage children, leverage family strengths, and develop individualized safety plans that can be understood and implemented by the entire family.

This community-based training is designed to equip faith communities with the knowledge and confidence to recognize, respond to, and support individuals experiencing domestic violence. Delivered in partnership with local domestic violence agencies, the training creates an opportunity for faith-based organizations to better understand their role in a coordinated community response.

Participants explore the fundamentals and dynamics of domestic violence, including how abuse may present within their communities and how to respond appropriately when someone discloses abuse or when concerns arise. The training provides practical guidance for responding with compassion while avoiding responses that may unintentionally increase risk or isolate a victim.

A key component of the training is connecting faith communities with local resources and service providers. Participants learn how to access and promote available resources, identify meaningful opportunities for community involvement, and build relationships with local domestic violence agencies and other professionals serving survivors.

The presentation concludes with the facilitator’s personal survivor story, providing a firsthand perspective on the realities of domestic violence and the importance of informed, supportive responses. Participants are then invited to engage in an open question-and-answer session, including an opportunity to ask questions about the survivor experience and the facilitator’s personal journey.

Effective advocacy is more than providing resources—it centers survivor autonomy, informed choice, safety, and access to support throughout complex systems. This training explores the role of domestic and sexual violence advocates, including confidentiality, safety planning, systems navigation, and the importance of supporting survivor-led decision-making.

Participants also examine how advocates work alongside law enforcement, prosecutors, healthcare providers, child welfare professionals, and other community partners while maintaining distinct professional roles and responsibilities. The training strengthens understanding of advocacy practice and promotes more effective multidisciplinary collaboration without compromising survivor trust or autonomy.

This training provides a jurisdictionally informed, culturally responsive examination of domestic violence in Tribal communities, with particular attention to the unique legal landscape of Oklahoma. The course can be delivered as a broad training for Tribal communities and professionals or tailored to the specific laws, codes, programs, resources, and victims’ rights of an individual Tribe.

Originally developed to educate attorneys navigating domestic violence cases, the training explores the intersection of Tribal, state, and federal jurisdiction, including key distinctions among statutes, Tribal codes, and other sources of law. Participants examine how jurisdictional considerations can affect the investigation, prosecution, and response to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Core topics include the fundamentals of domestic violence, cultural considerations, protective orders, Tribal justice systems, victim criminalization, dominant aggressor determinations, and Oklahoma Crime Victims’ Rights. The training also examines the unique challenges that arise when victims, offenders, and justice systems may be subject to different jurisdictions.

Through a practical and multidisciplinary approach, participants gain a stronger understanding of the legal, cultural, and systemic factors that shape responses to violence in Tribal communities, while developing greater confidence in navigating complex jurisdictional issues and connecting victims with appropriate protections and resources.

Sexual assault investigations require a response that prioritizes survivor safety, preserves critical evidence, and supports effective prosecution. In Oklahoma, strengthening the criminal justice response to sexual assault remains an ongoing statewide priority, requiring professionals to understand both investigative best practices and their statutory responsibilities.

This training provides a practical examination of the essential elements of a sexual assault investigation, from the initial response through preparation for evidence-based prosecution. Participants explore survivor-centered interviewing techniques, evidence identification and collection, investigative documentation, and effective report writing.

The course also examines statutory obligations and investigative considerations specific to sexual assault, helping law enforcement professionals understand what is required while recognizing the unique dynamics and trauma that may influence a survivor’s disclosure, behavior, and participation in the investigative process.

Through practical instruction and application, participants strengthen their ability to conduct thorough, trauma-informed investigations, preserve evidence, fulfill statutory obligations, and build cases that support accountability while maintaining a survivor-centered approach.

Stalking is a pattern of behavior that can escalate in frequency, severity, and level of danger, creating significant risks for victims, families, law enforcement, and the broader community. Effective intervention requires more than identifying individual incidents—it requires recognizing patterns of behavior, understanding offender dynamics, and applying the law to the totality of the circumstances.

This training provides a practical examination of stalking investigations, with particular emphasis on Oklahoma’s stalking legislation and statutory requirements. Participants explore the legal elements of stalking, common investigative challenges, and the distinction between isolated incidents and patterns of conduct that may constitute criminal stalking.

The course examines the dynamics of stalking and the threat stalking offenders can pose to victims and the community, including escalation, surveillance, harassment, intimidation, threats, and other behaviors used to maintain access, influence, or control. Participants learn to identify patterns and risk indicators that may otherwise be overlooked when incidents are evaluated individually.

Through practical instruction, participants strengthen their ability to recognize stalking behavior, conduct thorough investigations, document patterns and evidence, apply relevant statutes, and assess the potential threat posed by stalking offenders. The training reinforces the importance of treating stalking as an ongoing pattern of behavior rather than a series of disconnected events.