Biennial Prosecutor Training
Core Prosecutor Training Track
The Core Prosecutor Training is intended to provide prosecutors with practical information and skills to successfully prosecute non-stranger adolescent and adult sexual assault cases. The training will include lecture, case scenario, and hands-on activities.
The 20-hour training will provide instruction on:
- Sexual Assault Dynamics
- Sex Offenders
- Victim Impact: Building Stronger Victims Builds Stronger Cases
- Reluctant and Recanting Victims
- Grand Jury: Considerations for Information Gathering
- Strategic Voir Dire
- Legal Issues
- Trial: Recreating the Reality of the Crime
- Plea Negotiations and Sentencing
- Diversity and Ethical Considerations for Prosecuting Sexual Assault
Prosecutor Instructors
- Jodie Bureta, Deputy District Attorney, Marion County District Attorney’s Office
- Scott Healy, Deputy District Attorney, Clackamas County District Attorney’s Office
- Christine Herrman, Executive Director, Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force
- Jill Otake, Assistant US Attorney
- Stephanie Tuttle, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice