Ending Violence Against Women

The Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) Project is a multidisciplinary, collaborative program that provides specialized training to criminal justice agencies and community-based programs on cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

EVAW Trainings

Advanced Victim Advocacy

Understand criminal justice procedures to work effectively with law enforcement and prosecutors to provide a continuum of support and resources to victims.

Disability and Abuse

Recognize exploitation or abuse of at-risk adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, understand mandatory reporting and learn communication skills.

Domestic Violence Investigations

Understand victim and offender dynamics and develop successful investigation and report-writing techniques through case examples and skill-building activities.

Expert Witness Testimony

Discover how to effectively utilize and expert witness, learn the relevant case law regarding their testimony and strengthen courtroom skills.

Forensic Exams & Reporting Options

Understand the role of a forensic nurse, reporting options under Colorado law, who is responsible for the cost of evidence collection and how to access services.

Intimate Partner Violence

Recognize the many forms of abuse that take place in relationships and understand the complex needs of victims to support safety and accountability.

Predominant Aggressor Analysis

Use contextual analysis to identify offender coercive control – including when both parties have used force – and recognize problems with improper or dual arrests.

Prosecuting the Case

Develop case-building strategies and evidence-based practices for the investigation and successful prosecution of intimate partner violence cases.

Protection Orders

Understand the various types of protection orders available to victims and how to enforce this important tool that supports individual and community safety

Sex Assault Involving College Students

Identify best practices of sexual assault investigations with a Colorado-specific lens of serving college sustents who may also be involved with a Title IX investigation.

Sex Offender Sentencing

Understand sex crimes and punishments under Colorado law, sex offender treatment requirements and criteria for being discharged.

Sex Assault Response

Develop procedures for multidisciplinary approach to sexual violence through trauma-informed practices and a coordinated response.

Stalking

Address challenges of stalking cases with thorough investigations, evidence preservation and collection, and strategies for interviewing victims and suspects.

Strangulation

Learn how to identify the dangerous act of strangulation, charge appropriately and collect evidence for a thorough investigation that can save lives.

Trauma-Informed Interviewing

Discover the effects of trauma, and practical interview techniques for effective evidence gathering and enhanced investigations of domestic violence and sexual assault.

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EVAW Trainings

professionals trained

training hours

trainings in rural communities

Our Training Experts

Prosecutors

Experienced attorneys who consider victim experiences and rights to achieve outcome that promote justice and prevent future acts of violence.

Law Enforcement

Investigators who use innovative, offender-focused strategies to build strong cases through effective interviews, reports, and collaboration.

Victim Advocates

Investigators who use innovative, offender-focused strategies to build strong cases through effective interviews, reports, and collaboration.

Medical Providers

Forensic nurse examiners specifically trained in trauma-informed care and evidence-collection for patients impacted by violence or abuse.

Advisory Board

The EVAW Advisory Board meets quarterly to review the training and technical assistance provided, as well as provide input on the curriculum, trainers, and potential new topics to support a coordinated response.

The Advisory Board is comprised of staff members from our partner organizations: