Unfortunately, alcohol is sometimes used by perpetrators to target potential victims, relying on the victim's intoxicated state to commit sexual assault with a reduced likelihood of resistance or clear memory of the events. We will review the social, biological, and forensic aspects of substance impairment and why it matters in sexual assault and victim-centered care, all while focusing on the most common drug of facilitated sexual assault, alcohol. 

Law Enforcement:

Objective #1: Drink: Develop an understanding of substances of abuse in sexual assault and their  interactions with our bodies.

Objective #2: Drank: Evaluate the myopic effect of alcohol.

Objective #3: Drunk: How alcohol impacts society and the forensic case.

Nursing:

Outcome: 80% of attendees will indicate on the evaluation that they have increased knowledge of the effects of alcohol on the brain during a drug facilitated sexual assault.

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) 

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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.