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FORENSIC NURSES UPDATES |
 Dee Krebs MS, APRN, BC, FNP, SANE A/P, FAANP
Dear Colleagues,
I’m pleased to share the exciting news that Sally Laskey has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of the International Association of Forensic Nurses.
Sally comes to IAFN with 25 years of violence prevention and victim services experience, most recently serving as Outreach Director for the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. She brings with her 20 years of non-profit management experience focusing on sexual violence.
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Forensic nurses are exceptional nurses. They routinely provide compassionate, objective, and unbiased care to challenging and unique populations across the globe. The IAFN's Spotlight-on-a-Member Project provides a befitting recognition to some of our forensic nursing colleagues and what motivates their dedication and commitment to forensic nursing.
 Please join the Membership Committee in recognizing Lori Baker
LOCATION: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
FAMILY: Lori is married, she has three adult children and two grandsons
YEARS OF IAFN MEMBERSHIP: 11 years of membership
Click here to learn more about Lori.
Do you know another IAFN member who is extraordinary? A member who makes a difference in their patients’ lives? Go ahead and nominate them for IAFN’s Spotlight-on-a-Member Project.
International Conference on Forensic Nursing Science and Practice
Thursday, Sept. 29 - Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016
Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel | Denver, CO USA
Up to 27 contact hours will be available as you explore topics covering General Forensic & Legal, SANE, Administrative & Leadership, SAFEta, Pediatrics, and more.
Click here to learn more and to register today!
The Colorado Rockies play the Milwaukee Brewers on Sept. 30, 6 p.m. MDT at Coors Field, Denver, Colorado which is within walking distance of the conference. IAFN Conference attendees are invited to enjoy America's favorite pastime in support of the IAFN Foundation.
The Foundation has secured a limited number of field-level seats (Sections 116-117) on the first base line ($40 per ticket). Admission to the game includes a complimentary fireworks display. This is a great opportunity to socialize with friends, family, and colleagues while supporting the IAFN Foundation Scholarship Fund. Reserve your tickets NOW.
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INDUSTRY NEWS |
The public is invited to comment on the draft document. The comment period closes Sept. 2, 2016.
Submit your comment today!
Office of Justice Programs
OVC annually recognizes individuals, teams, programs, and organizations that demonstrate outstanding service in supporting victims and victim services. On April 12, 2016, an awards ceremony was held in Washington, DC to honor individuals, organizations, teams, and programs for their outstanding efforts on behalf of crime victims.
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National Institute of Justice
The Crime Forecasting Challenge seeks to harness the advances in data science to address the challenges of crime and justice. It encourages data scientists across all scientific disciplines to foster innovation in forecasting methods. The goal is to develop algorithms that advance place-based crime forecasting through the use of data from one police jurisdiction.
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NJ 101.5
As the only one-stop destination for families of juvenile victims of physical or sexual abuse, Newark-based Wynona’s House is centering end-of-summer efforts on sending kids back to classes with the supplies — and frame of mind — they need to succeed.
“They know when they’re here, they’re safe,” said Carol Berger, Wynona’s House chief program officer. “They’re with other families that have come through the system, and through our center.”
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Marie Claire
A helpless little boy had a guard put his hand up his shorts and “play with his bottom”.
A girl, not yet 10, undressed, bent down and invited adults to insert their fingers into her vagina.
A boy with a speaking disability sobbed to his father, trying to find the words to say he’d been slapped in the face by a guard.
A young girl shyly gestured to her vagina, because a male asylum seeker had “cut her from under”.
These are just four of more than 2000 leaked incident reports from Australia’s detention centre in Nauru, published by The Guardian today.
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RAND Corporation
Violence in schools negatively affects children's future life outcomes and the culture and performance of the school. For these reasons, promoting school safety is a national priority for many federal agencies, including the National Institute of Justice. This report focuses on school safety technologies as one among many approaches to prevent and respond to school violence.
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Borneo Post Online
De-facto law minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said’s silence on the calls for amendment to the definition of rape under the Penal Code and improvement to the laws on rape is deafening, says PKR women national vice president Voon Shiak Ni.
Voon said this was despite the repeated calls by politicians, as well as civil societies including women non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for reforms in the laws to be conducted.
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International News Media Association
These are the first three sentences, out of more than 40, on an audio loop as part of “The Silence of the Innocents,” an online special report produced by Correio newspaper in Brazil:
“I wanted to die.”
“My fear is that something like this will happen again.”
“The first step for a woman that is raped is to lock herself. You lock yourself and can’t talk to anyone.”
These statements are actual testimonies of raped women, recorded by the voices of other women to keep the victims’ identities hidden.
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