The mission of the Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW) is to provide a national forum to disseminate the highest level of training, information and strategies to professionals who are responders and advocates to victims of the many and varied forms of crimes against women including domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault and strangulation.
About CCAW
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Who Should Attend
- Educators and administrators
- Emergency telecommunicators
- Faith leaders
- Family attorneys
- Investigators
- Judges
- Law enforcement at the local, state and federal levels
- Probation and parole officers
- Prosecutors
- SANE and other medical professionals
- SART Coordinators
- Service Providers: system advocates, organizational advocates, social workers, counselors and therapists
- Tribal group members
History
Created as a partnership between the Dallas Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support, CCAW offers more than 200 workshops, case studies and hands-on computer labs taught by local and national experts who explore the various facets of these heinous crimes and provide the most cutting-edge, relevant and creative tools that attendees can implement in their professions.
Drawing 3,000 annually, CCAW is the only conference that addresses ALL crimes against women with a multidisciplinary focus that encourages a coordinated community response.
NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
The National CCAW Advisory Council supports the mission of the Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW) while working with the CCAW team to help expand the reach of the conference and ensure timely and relevant training opportunities for law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, nurses, campus personnel, and other first responders to the full spectrum of crimes against women.
Pete Angell
FBI, Palm Beach County
Justin Boardman
Boardman Training & Consulting
Jessica Brazeal
New Friends New Life
Kenda Culpepper
Rockwall County District Attorney’s Office
Kaiti Blackburn
Jana’s Campaign
Andrew Fifield
Dallas Police Department
Gretta Gardner
Ujima, Inc.
Julie Germann
Consultant, Finding the Right, Inc.
Ruth Guerreiro
Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support
Monica Igo
Lt., Dallas Police Department – DV Unit
Anne Jackson
McLennan County District Attorney’s Office
Amy Jones
Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center
Rebekah Jones
OVW Tribal Affairs Division
Jan Langbein
Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support
Nicole Matthews
Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Center
Kelsey McKay
McKay Training & Consulting
Cassandra Munoz
Franklin County Municipal Court
Kim Nash
University of Colorado Health-Memorial Health System
Julie Owens
Violence Against Women Consultant
Michael Rizzo
Consultant
Elaina Roberts
NNEDV – Safety Net
Holly Spainhower (Fuhrman)
Senior Associate Attorney Advisor, AEquitas
Leslie Morgan Steiner
Author, Consultant, & Thought Leader
David Thomas
Consultant, Retired Detective
Jerry Varney
Dallas County District Attorney’s Office
Jennifer Waindle
Project Director, Battered Women’s Justice Project
Mark Wynn
Wynn Consulting
