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Head Injuries and Strangulation Hurt Your Brain
Online Resource
Head Injuries and Strangulation Hurt Your Brain
Publication Date: 2023
This resource provides information on how violence to the head, neck, and face—including choking and strangulation—can have serious and long-lasting consequences to the brain. This resource is important for law enforcement to know and understand the impact choking and strangulation have on the survivor they are working with.
Topic(s):
Strangulation TraumaVAWA Crime(s):
Dating Violence Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Stalking Trafficking in Tribal Nations/CommunitiesRole(s):
Investigator/Detective Patrol Officer/DeputyRelated Resources
Strangulation in Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet
Publication Date: January 15, 2023
The Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention created a fact sheet on strangulation in intimate partner violence. This resource can be used for law enforcement and officers in training.
Responding to Strangulation Assault: A Video for Law Enforcement
38 minutes, 59 seconds
Publication Date: 2023
The purpose of this video is to provide law enforcement with training for the investigation of strangulation assault incidents, how to appropriately respond to victims of strangulation assault, and evidence collection that will assist in prosecution.
How to Identify the Dominant Aggressor in Strangulation Cases Webinar
1 hour, 38 minutes, 24 seconds
Publication Date: 2021
Strangulation impacts law enforcement working on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking cases. This webinar discusses the challenge that officers face when determining the predominant aggressor of strangulation cases.
