Course detail: The LEO-Forensic Nurse Partnership: Improving Victim Care, Evidence Collection, and Case Outcomes

Law enforcement officers and forensic nurses each play a critical role in protecting victims, preserving evidence, and supporting successful case outcomes. This course emphasizes the importance of collaboration between these disciplines and demonstrates how coordinated, trauma-informed responses can strengthen investigations, improve victim cooperation, and reduce long-term trauma.


Participants will examine how trauma affects memory, behavior, and communication, and how both officers and forensic nurses can apply trauma-informed principles during scene responses, interviews, and medical-forensic examinations. The course highlights shared responsibilities in recognizing and documenting strangulation indicators, understanding associated medical implications, and identifying critical forensic evidence that may otherwise be overlooked.


By the end of the course, participants will have a clearer understanding of each profession's role. They will be equipped with practical tools to work more effectively together-enhancing victim trust, strengthening documentation, and supporting community safety and justice. Law enforcement professionals are often the first link in protecting victims, preserving evidence, and ensuring cases are successfully prosecuted. This course demystifies the role of forensic nursing and shows how a strong partnership can significantly improve investigative outcomes, enhance victim cooperation, and reduce long-term trauma.

 

Core Competency: 

Participants will apply trauma-informed, evidence-based practices in their response to victims of crime by accurately recognizing injuries, documenting observations, collaborating with forensic nurses, and taking actions that support both investigative integrity and community safety.



Learning Objectives:  

  • Explain how trauma influences victim behavior, memory, and communication 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 

Who Should Attend: 
  • Law Enforcement 
  • Advocates 

Course Requirements: 
  • 100% Attendance and Participation 

 Fitness Level - Sedentary




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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.


 Session Information: LE27030F

Schedule: Every day, starting on 10/20/26 and ending on 10/20/26
Times: 08:00am-05:00pm CDT
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Every day, starting on 02/19/26 and ending on 02/19/26
08:00am-05:00pm CST
 

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Please dress in layers, as the temperature in the room may be difficult to adjust. The session begins at 8:00 AM and is estimated to end at 5:00 PM.

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Paul Kimble
Dung Kimble
De'Nae Mullins

Facility Detail

KLETC Campus
Learning Center Classroom Bldg
11009 S. Hornet Road
Hutchinson, KS 67501
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Cancellation Policy

A refund less a $25.00 cancellation fee will be assessed for all cancellations made in writing prior to 10 days before the start of the event. After that time, no refunds will be made.