Podcast on Crimes Against Women
The Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW) is thrilled the announce the Podcast on Crimes Against Women (PCAW). Continuing with our fourth season, the PCAW releases new episodes every Monday. The PCAW serves as an extension of the information and topics presented at the annual Conference, providing in-depth dialogue, fresh perspectives, and relevant updates by experts in the fields of victim advocacy, criminal justice, medicine, and more. This podcast’s format hopes to create a space for topical conversations aimed to engage and educate community members on the issue of violence against women, how it impacts our daily lives, and how we can work together to create lasting cultural and systemic change.
Podcast on Crimes Against Women
68 Seconds: Sexual Violence Against Women is the Crisis of Our Time
In the time that it takes to read this episode overview, at least one person in the United States of America will be sexually assaulted. The victim will likely be a woman who could be as young as 12 years old.* Sexual violence against women has elevated to a crisis that we can no longer ignore, live with, or deny. It is not only the crisis of our time, but also a matter of time before yet another life is absorbed into the statistical reminder that women are not safe from sexual predators at home, while on vacation, maybe not anywhere at all. Sexual violence against women remains the weapon of choice for intimate partners, serial offenders, military invasions, and many others who believe it is their right to victimize women through sexual dominance. Crimes of rape and sexual assault require more than just our full attention, they require an understanding of the core issues related to gender-based violence and the application of strategies that both hold offenders accountable and offer justice to survivors.
To address this crisis, this episode explores the current state of violence against women as well as proven strategies to advance the investigation, prosecution, and prevention of the crimes of rape and sexual assault. Our guest, retired chief of police Tom Tremblay, has dedicated his entire career to improving law enforcement responses to the crimes of rape and sexual assault by developing trauma-informed teams of professionals who pursue justice for survivors. Now a world-renown expert in these investigations, he works as an advisor and trainer for police, prosecutors, advocates, higher education, the military, and the government/private sector. Our conversation reveals the current state of sexual violence against women in this country, including the startling statistics of its prevalence, its root causes, and solutions for investigation, pursuing justice, and prevention.
*According to RAINN, every 68 seconds an American is sexually assaulted and the vast majority of victims are female aged 12-34. RAINN.org