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Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners' Expert Witness Training


Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) are specialists in one of the most well-known fields within the field of forensic nursing. Prosecutors can use forensic nursing expert testimony to educate the jury on the characteristics of battered individuals (to include minimizing and recanting, mechanisms of injury and wounds) and to inform the jury why there may be an absence of injury. This training is designed for SANEs interested in providing expert testimony and for prosecutors assigned to sexual assault and domestic violence cases who want to learn more about the effective use of a SANE as an expert witness in their cases. Priority consideration will go to SANEs and prosecutors working on cases arising in Indian Country. This class has a mock trial component, and prosecutors and a SANE(s) who work cases together are encouraged to register as a team.