Crime Scene Training

What Happens to the Brain During Sexual Assault

Follow the transcript or watch the video of a Seminar with Becki Campbell - NIJ Event Update

In the latest Research for the Real World presentation, Dr. Rebecca Campbell discusses the neurobiology of sexual assault and the effect trauma has on victim behavior. Is she exhibiting normal post-trauma behavior? Or is she lying?

Dr. Campbell has given this presentation before numerous law enforcement officers. She has several tips that help officers make arrests and strengthen the case.

Rebecca Campbell is Professor of Psychology and Program Evaluation at Michigan State University. For the past 20 years, she has conducted victimology research and evaluation, with an emphasis on violence against women and children. Her work examines how rape crisis centers and the legal, medical, and mental health systems respond to the needs of adult, adolescent, and pediatric victims of sexual assault. Her current work, funded by the National Institute of Justice, focuses on Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs and the criminal justice system.

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Market Survey on Through-the-Wall Sensors

The Sensor, Surveillance, and Biometric Technologies (SSBT) Center of Excellence (CoE) has undertaken a market survey of through-the wall sensors (TTWS) certified by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for operation by law enforcement and first responder agencies in the United States. These devices generally use a form of radar to detect small amounts of movement behind barriers; in some cases, the movement associated with normal breathing is enough to allow detection.

TTWS allow for enhanced situational awareness during operations when knowledge of the presence of individuals behind opaque barriers would be of benefit, during law enforcement operations requiring forced entry, in hostage situations, in building sweeps by firefighters or when locating individuals in rubble during search-and-rescue operations. Some devices provide a range to the moving target and others, a two-dimensional (2D) graphical display of multiple targets.

This report provides an unbiased survey of available equipment and its operational capabilities and limitations (as reported by manufacturers). This information provides individuals and organizations with a better understanding of the capabilities and limitations of available equipment.

This report is a product of an NIJ-funded project but is not published by the Department of Justice.

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