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Day 2 Survey — APA 7th National DV Prosecution Conference
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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Please rate the quality of this session: "Children Exposed to Violence"
Emily Janes, Victim Advocate, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
David Martin, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Unit Chair Domestic Violence, King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
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Please rate the quality of this session: "The Link Between Animal Abuse and Domestic Violence"
Jill Hollander, Chief Deputy District Attorney, Fulton County District Attorney's Office
Michelle Welch, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Virginia Attorney General's Office
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Please rate the quality of this session: "Navigating Difficult Conversations/Effectively Communicating with Victims"
Breanne Miller, Senior Attorney, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office
MaKayla Greener, Victim Advocate, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office
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Please rate the quality of this session: BREAKOUT SESSION IA — "Connecting Researchers and Practitioners"
David Martin, Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Unit Chair Domestic Violence, King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
Kerri Raissian, Executive Director, Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative, Senior Research Scientist, Health Policy & Management, Yale School of Public Health
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Please rate the quality of this session: BREAKOUT SESSION IB — "Recantation"
Simone Hylton, Executive District Attorney, Fulton County District Attorney's Office
Kate Loudenslagel, Bureau Chief, Family Violence West Bureau, Maricopa County Attorney's Office
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Please rate the quality of this session: BREAKOUT SESSION IC — Victim Advocate Roundtable
Emily Janes, Victim Advocate, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office
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Please rate the quality of this session: BREAKOUT SESSION IIA — "Identifying Human Trafficking through Domestic Violence Cases"
Rebekah Wise, Supervising Deputy District Attorney, Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office
Melanie Fields, Assistant District Attorney, East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office
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Please rate the quality of this session: BREAKOUT SESSION IIB — "Domestic Violence Stalking: What Is It and How Do I Prove It?"
Alison Brand, Senior Deputy District Attorney, Boulder County District Attorney's Office (20th Judicial District)
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Please rate the quality of this session: BREAKOUT SESSION IIIA — "Strangulation"
Dr. Julie Valentine, PhD, RN, SANE-A, FAAFS, FAAN, University of Utah College of Nursing
Jeanine Launay, Chief of the Elder Abuse Unit, New York County District Attorney's Office
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Please rate the quality of this session: BREAKOUT SESSION IIIB — "Organizing and Handling Your Domestic Violence Caseload from Start to Finish"
Kate Loudenslagel, Bureau Chief, Family Violence West Bureau, Maricopa County Attorney's Office
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What information from today's sessions was most useful to you?
