This webinar examines 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.

Presenters include Dr. Tara O’Connor Shelley, Professor and Director of the Institute on Violence against Women and Human Trafficking, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Public Administration, Tarleton State University; Police Chief Billy Cordell (Burleson PD); and Mr. Ken Shetter, President and General Counsel of One Safe Place and National Director of the Family Justice Center Alliance, Alliance for HOPE International.