Identifying and Responding to Stalking Presented by SPARC

"Identifying and Responding to Stalking"

8 CE Credits will be offered for TCOLE (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement) - Hours will be reported by Garland PD

Presented by: Presented by Sgt. Denise Jones and Jennifer Landhuis

Date: March 21st, 2025

Time: 8:30am - 4:00pm CDT

Location: Garland Police Department (1891 Forest Ln, Garland, TX 75042)

Cost: Free (This training is supported by Award No. 3012707 by the Texas Office of the Governor and Violence Against Women Act Fund.)

This training designed for law enforcement as well as advocates, prosecutors, judges, and other court staff (no public defenders). Stalking is a prevalent, dangerous, and often misunderstood crime. This seminar explores the dynamics of stalking, focusing on the highly contextual nature of the crime by discussing common tactics used by perpetrators, stalking’s co-occurrence with domestic violence, the use of technology to stalk, and the use of risk assessments in stalking cases, as well as tools to plan for victim safety and hold offenders accountable.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify stalking behaviors and dynamics

• Recognize the intersection of stalking with domestic violence

• Identify common technologies used by offenders

• Identify the 14 risk factors in stalking cases

• Apply strategies for working with victims of stalking

• Apply strategies for thorough investigations

About Our Speakers:

Sergeant Denise Jones is a subject matter expert with the Office on Violence Against Women, National Violence Against Women, Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Center. She has worked in law enforcement for more than 24 years. She is currently a victim services sergeant within the Clark County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Investigations Division. Sergeant Jones began her career in January 2000 with the Montgomery County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office and came to the CCSO in 2007. She has served in multiple divisions including Corrections, Court Services, and Road Patrol. Sergeant Jones was promoted to the rank of sergeant in 2015, serving as a supervisor in both the Jail and Road Patrol Divisions. She works primarily with intimate partner crime such as stalking, domestic violence, strangulation, and protection order violations, in addition to conducting internal investigations, training, and orientation. Sergeant Jones has been engaged in changing the department’s culture, the department’s response to intimate partner crime, and establishing new policies and procedures with regard to issues within the minority populations of the community and intimate partner crime.

Jennifer Landhuis (M.S.) brings over 25 years of experience as an educator and advocate on the issues of stalking, domestic violence, and sexual assault to her current position as the Director of the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC). As Director, she oversees the development and implementation of multi-faceted resources, programs, and publications on stalking, collaborates with national partners, and provides robust trainings to criminal justice and victim service professionals. Jennifer has led the SPARC initiative since its founding at AEquitas in 2017. Prior to joining SPARC, Jennifer was the Director of Social Change at the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence. In this capacity, she managed a variety of projects — including the Idaho Coordinated Response to Sexual & Domestic Violence and the Idaho Victims Assistance Academy – and designed and facilitated state and national trainings to build the capacity of criminal justice systems. 

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