Trauma-Informed Approaches to Intimate Partner Violence Investigations
About this Event
This FREE training is designed to equip law enforcement with the knowledge and tools to recognize the impact of trauma on survivors, respond utilizing trauma-informed strategies, and strengthen investigative outcomes through evidence-based approaches.
Participants will learn:
· The dynamics of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), the effects of trauma, and how trauma can influence behavior and reporting while also recognizing the warning signs of escalating IPV that can lead to homicide.
· The importance of minimizing re-traumatization, building trust with survivors, awareness of community resources and linkage to support for victims, and gathering comprehensive information through effective interview techniques.
Registration is capped at 100 participants. Please contact Chelsie Irwin at [email protected] if you registered and are unable to attend. This is critical so we can allow other participants to attend. Registration for this training will close on Friday, August 28, 2026.
Target audience - first responders, dispatch, and other investigative roles
Location - 4150 N. Keystone Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46205
Arrival - Doors open at 7:30 AM with training beginning promptly at 8 AM.
Cost - this training is sponsored by the Indiana Department of Health and is no cost to training participants.
CEUs - pending CEUs (check back for updates!)
About the trainer:
Dottie Davis, Davis Corporate Training, Inc.
Dottie Davis is an internationally recognized speaker who previously served 32 years with the Fort Wayne Police Department where she attained the rank of Deputy Chief and was last assigned as the Director of Training at their police academy. She implemented and wrote policy for the agency for the Crisis Intervention Team and for the Lethality Assessment Program and served as a hostage negotiator for 7 years. During her career she received two Meritorious Service Citations, named law enforcement officer of the year by the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Rocky Mountain Women in Law Enforcement. She is dedicated to the prevention and intervention of suicide, and therefore contracts with CIT International to train law enforcement and mental health professionals across the world to better respond to individuals in a mental health crisis. She is also a contracted trainer for the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium, the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and the Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault. Davis is a graduate of the National FBI Academy, Gavin de Becker & Associates Advanced Threat Assessment Academy, and Purdue University, and is the owner of Davis Corporate Training, Inc., a private consulting firm focusing on violence prevention and expert witness testimony in both civil and criminal cases. Her memoir, STRANGLED: A Survivor’s Plea To Men Who Look The Other Way was released on March 8, 2026, International Women’s Day.
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