What a Survivor May Experience: From Crime Scene to Courtroom

04/21/2021 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM ET

Admission

  • Free  -  Member of Friends of JCADA
  • $36.00  -  Non-Member (over age 36)
  • $18.00  -  Non-Member (under age 36)

Summary

Join Friends of JCADA for an expert panel discussion highlighting the experiences of sexual assault survivors from crime scene to courtroom.

Description

Join Friends of JCADA to honor National Crime Victims Right’s Week (NCVRW) & Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) with a panel of experts who will illuminate what a survivor of sexual assault may experience from the crime scene to the court room. 

JCADA Legal Director, Spencer Cantrell, will moderate the discussion between Erin Pollitt, MHA, BSN, RN, FNE-A, SANE-A, Executive Director, DC Forensic Nurse Examiners, Elisa Davoodi, Senior Advocate, Network for Victim Recovery of DC (NVRDC), and Cindy Kim, Esq., Assistant Chief, Domestic Violence & Special Victims Section, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. Participants will have plenty of time to ask questions and will leave with a better understanding of victims’ rights and resources.  We hope to see you there!