The Prison Rape Elimination Act 
Training - Adult Prisons and Jails
Responding to Sexual Abuse of Inmates in Custody: Responding to the Needs of Men, Women and Gender Non-Conforming Populations
This will be a 24-hour training covering the national Prison Rape Elimination Act Standards and implications for responding to the different needs of men, women and LGBTI inmates who are sexually abused in custody. The following are the goals of this training: (1) review the applicable PREA Standards for responding to sexual abuse in custody and their gender impact; (2) 
review the dynamics of custodial sexual abuse for men, women and LGBTI populations; (3) identify the components of human sexuality and institutional culture and understand their impact on sexual abuse of inmates; (4) discuss immediate and long-term medical and mental health care needs of inmate victims of sexual abuse; and (5) identify legal, investigative and other implications and strategies of responding to custodial sexual abuse.
Instructor's Guide (forthcoming late 2013)
Training Agenda
Faculty Biographies (March 2013)
Module 1: Training Objectives
Module 2: The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
Module 3: Vectors of Sexual Abuse in Custody-- Gender, Sexuality, and Victimization
Module 4: Sexuality and Sexual Behavior
Module 5: Implications of Institutional and Staff Culture on Addressing Sexual Abuse in Custody
Module 6: Implications of Inmate Culture on Addressing Sexual Abuse in Custody
Module 7: Gender and Victimization
Module 8: State Criminal Laws
Module 9: Policy
Module 10: Medical and Mental Health of Victims in Custody
Module 11: Operational Practices
Module 12: Gender Implications for Investigations
Module 13: Human Resources and the Impact of Gender
Module 14: Legal Liability and Gender
Human Resources and Administrative Investigations
This is a 20-hour training covering the National Prison Rape Elimination Act Standards and implications on administrative investigations and human resource policies and 
procedures. The following are the goals of this training: (1) review the PREA Standards and identify impacts on administrative investigations and human resources; (2) identify components of investigative and human resource policies and procedures as they relate to sexual abuse of persons in custody; and (3) understand legal and investigative implications and strategies to responding.
Instructor's Guide (forthcoming 2013)
Training Agenda
Faculty Biographies (December 2012)
Module 1: Training Objectives
Module 2: The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
Module 3: State Laws
Module 4: Agency Policy
Module 5: Agency Culture
Module 6: Operational Practices
Module 7: Techniques for Strong Administrative Investigations
Module 8: Human Resources and Pre-Employment Practices
Module 9: The Law and Human Resources Issues
Module 10: Legal Liability
Appendix
List of Resources and Materials (handouts)
Pre/Post Test
Course Evaluation
National Training Curriculum: Responding to Inmate on Inmate Sexual Abuse Curriculum (Forthcoming March 2013)
Instructor's Guide
Participant Manual
National Training Curriculum: Investigating Allegations of Staff Sexual Misocnduct with Offenders Curriculum (2010)
Participant Manual (Cover)
Module 1: Training Objectives
PowerPoint
Module 2: The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
PowerPoint
Handouts
Module 3: State Laws and Investigations
PowerPoint
Handouts
Module 4: Agency Culture
PowerPoint
Handouts
Module 5: Action Planning
PowerPoint
Handouts
Module 6: Training for Investigators
PowerPoint
Handouts
Module 7: Investigative Policy
PowerPoint
Module 8: Operational Practices
PowerPoint
Module 9: Investigative Techniques
PowerPoint
Handouts
Module 10: DNA and Medical Care
PowerPoint
Handouts
Module 11: Victimization and Mental Health Care
PowerPoint
Handouts
Module 12: Media Strategies
PowerPoint
Handouts
Module 13: The Role of Prosecutors in Cases of Staff Sexual Misconduct
PowerPoint
Handouts
Module 14: Human Resource Issues in Investigations of Staff Sexual Misconduct
PowerPoint
Handouts
Module 15: Legal Liability
PowerPoint
Appendix
Pre/Post Test
Course Evaluation
National Training Curriculum: Addressing Staff Sexual Misconduct with Offenders Curriculum (2006)
Instructor's Guide
Participant Manual (Note: For more information on lessons and participant notebook inclusions please contact endsilence@wcl.american.edu)
