Strangulation Training The Family Justice Center Alliance provides training on the handling of Strangulation cases for every domestic violence and sexual assault professional. Casey Gwinn and/or Gael Strack, former domestic violence prosecutors, are available to assist communities improve the identification, documentation, investigation, prosecution and advocacy with strangulation cases.   It is only in the last decade that physicians and colleagues working in the area of intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention have begun to realize that surviving manual strangulation victims are much more common than previously realized. This awareness was brought about by the groundbreaking work of San Diego Asst. City Attorney Gael Strack, JD and Emergency Physician George McClane, MD. -Ellen Taliaferro, M.D., FACEP, Trevor Mills, M.D., and Sharon Walker, R.N., MPH, Ph.D. "Walking and Talking Victims of Strangulation. Is There a New Epidemic? A Commentary," Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2001, 21.3 Their multi-media presentation, "We Used to Call it Choking," covers their findings from a study of 300 misdemeanor attempted strangulation cases, including: the medical aspects of strangulation in surviving and non-surviving victims; legal aspects of investigating and prosecuting attempted strangulation cases; practical tips for all professionals handling strangulation cases; how to develop and use experts in court; working with survivors; and developing an implementation plan in a local community or agency. Their presentations are customized to meet the needs of a particular audience. They can provide basic or advanced strangulation training with agendas varying from 1 hour up to 2 days for their advanced strangulation course. The advanced strangulation training usually includes a police officer and a doctor to ensure every aspect of a strangulation case is covered by the professionals. Sample agendas, course objectives and handouts can be provided upon request. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for assistance. - - - - - - - - - If you would like to learn more about strangulation, consider buying Strangulation: What We Have Learned, featuring Casey Gwinn and Gael Strack, from our store.

"I was truly motivated by yours [Gael Strack] and Dr. McClane’s presentation...there are so many important changes that must be made on victims’ behalf and changes that may [help us] intervene before someone is tragically murdered." "I was very fortunate to be selected to attend last month’s seminar in San Diego on domestic violence strangulation. Your presentation was very, very informative, and I am excited to apply the knowledge – medical and tactical – in my upcoming prosecutions for strangulation." "Your presentation on [Prosecution of Strangulation Cases] was informative and enlightening. Thanks so much for your assistance!" "I really enjoyed the training on Friday. Your passion for helping [domestic violence victims] and prosecuting [their abusers] is outstanding. Dr. McClane was great as well. Your passion and excitement kept the audience’s attention focused on you." "This has been one of the best, most informational trainings I have attended on DV. Thank you! This information will help me in better serving victims." "Thank you for the excellent presentation...You did a wonderful job. It was packed with information. Everyone I spoke to on Tuesday made excellent comments about the presentation." "Thank you so much for putting on such a great class and requiring a medical person to be there...this was a great move to incorporate the disciplines." "Thank you so much. Your presentation made quite an impact!" "I have been part of our department's domestic violence unit for the past two years and have attended several training sessions associated with domestic violence. I found your presentations to be the most informative and helpful of all the previous courses I have attended...Thank you again for the great presentation and I look forward to making our officers better prepared to diagnose/document and prosecute cases of strangulation using your material."