In April 2023, Ohio became the 50th State to consider strangulation as a felony.  This brings much needed education for law enforcement on not only the ORC codes related to this issue but the signs and symptoms of this potentially life-threatening crime.   It's vital for officers to gain knowledge about conducting interviews with individuals involved in such cases, as well as the correct procedures for documenting and preserving evidence related to this offense.

Objective #1: Understand ORC 2903.18 Strangulation
Objective #2: Recognize and understand the signs and symptoms of strangulation victims
Objective #3: Document the collecting of evidence with domestic violence cases
Objective 4: Interviewing Victims of Domestic Violence

Nursing:

Outcome: 80% of attendees will indicate on the evaluation that they have an increased knowledge of the new strangulation law in Ohio and the value of forensic documentation for the legal system.

Law Enforcement:

You will need watch the video in its entirety and complete an evaluation with attestation to receive credit for this course.

Nursing:

Criteria for awarding nursing credit hours:

• Watch the complete presentation
• Completion of post-test
• Completion of evaluation with attestation

Forensic Nursing Network Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (#4002574) 

This project is supported by Grant No. 2022-ST-SAK-904 “SAK Statewide Collaboration with Law Enforcement” awarded by the Office of Criminal Justice Services, Ohio Department of Public Safety. The opinions, findings, and recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of Criminal Justice Services, Ohio Department of Public Safety.