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Course detail: The LEO-Forensic Nurse Partnership: Improving Victim Care, Evidence Collection, and Case Outcomes
Participants will learn how trauma affects memory, behavior, and communication-and how using trauma-informed approaches during interviews and scene responses can lead to more accurate statements, stronger documentation, and better courtroom testimony. Officers will also gain practical knowledge on recognizing strangulation indicators, understanding medical implications, and identifying critical forensic evidence that may otherwise be overlooked.
By the end of the course, law enforcement officers will be equipped with tools to strengthen their investigations, improve victim trust, and work more effectively with forensic nursing professionals to support community safety and justice.
This is a unique offering, so our pre-determined competencies don't necessarily align well. Here is a revised competency statement and better-defined learning objectives...
Core Competency:
Participants will apply trauma-informed, evidence-based practicesin their response to victims of crime by accurately recognizing injuries,documenting observations, collaborating with forensic nurses, and takingactions that support both investigative integrity and community safety.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain how trauma influences victim behavior, memory, andcommunication during law enforcement interactions.
- Apply trauma-informed communication strategies that improve the accuracy of statements and increase victim cooperation.
- Differentiate the roles of law enforcement and forensic nursing within the investigative process.
- Identify physical, behavioral, and contextual indicators of strangulation.
- Describe the medical risks and potential long-term effects associated with strangulation-related injuries.
- Recognize and categorize injury patterns and forensic evidence relevant to assault, sexual violence, and strangulation cases.
- Analyze ethical and legal considerations that affect both forensic nursing practice and law enforcement response.
Instructional Methods:
- Lecture
- Class Discussion
- Scenarios
- Law Enforcement
- Advocates
- 100% Attendance and Participation
Notice of Availability of the KLETC Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
The University of Kansas has determined that the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) main campus in Hutchinson and its regional sites in Dodge City, Hays, and Parsons are separate campuses. This determination was made in consultation with the Department of Education. The report is available online at: https://civilrights.ku.edu/clery.
The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; the procedures the institution will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred On-Campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-Campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the institution or a recognized student organization; and on Public Property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.
A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 785-864-6414 or emailing civilrights@ku.edu or arrange for pick-up at a KLETC location.
