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The Right Response: Addressing Sexual Abuse in Large, Urban Jails
“The Right Response: Addressing Sexual Abuse in Large, Urban Jails” reviews the Participants will hear from expert speakers on how to conduct hospital accompaniments, handle hotline calls, and deliver vital in-person services. The webinar will also review the new opportunities to expand inmate services afforded by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards, which are binding on jails nationwide.
The session features a conversation between a community-based victim services advocate and the administrator of a large, urban jail who are collaborating on a program to address sexual abuse in the facility. They discuss the benefits of working together, and offer tips on overcoming the challenges of working in city jails with many inmates. The session concludes with a presentation on creating Sexual Assault Response Teams.
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