the
UNCOVERING
justice project
About the Project
Justice for all is hidden beneath the surface and is waiting to be uncovered.
Cases involving interpersonal violence are complicated, and system-wide lack of training and resources or implicit bias present further challenges for those seeking truth and justice.
RESPOND is partnering with experts across the nation to offer specialized training, tools, and resources for professionals to guide them as they navigate challenging cases involving violence.
Meet our Team of Experts
The continued contributions of these diverse partners have made this project possible.
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Kelsey McKay
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Andrea Zaferes
Forensic Aquatic Consulting & Training, LLC
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Thomas McAndrew
Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office/Homicide Task Force
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Allyson Cordoni
Taylor Forensic Consulting, LLC
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Scott Hampton
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Erica Olson
Anassa Consulting
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Khara Breeden
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Jennifer Ross
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
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Tiffany Lee
resources
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Strangulation Supplement Form (RESPOND Against Violence)
Bathtub Fatality Investigation Form
Danger Assessment (Johns Hopkins School of Nursing)
Instructions for Completing the Cause-of-Death Section of the Death Certificate (CDC)
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Language Access, Interpretation, & Translation (Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence)
Post-Separation Power & Control Wheel (Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs)
National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative (NDVFRI)
Risk and Protective Factors (Suicide Prevention Resource Center)
Homicide Timeline & Online Training (Forensic Criminology)
Cause of Death Reference Guide (CDC, App on Apple Store)
Cause of Death Quick Reference Guide (CDC, App on Google Play Store)
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View All Training Resources (including ICCR trainings & UT CORSA trainings)
(hosted by RESPOND)
Sexualization of Strangulation Series Resources
(hosted by RESPOND & CCAW, 2021)
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PBS Frontline: Post Mortem (Season 2011, Episode 3)
Forensic Files (Season 14, Episode 3)
Femicide Accountability Project (Women Count USA)
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McKay Training & Consulting (Kelsey McKay)
Ending the Violence (Scott Hampton)
The Forensic Center of Excellence (Dr. Khara Breeden)
Women Count USA (Dawn Wilcox)
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice (Dr. Claire Ferguson)
Plan B Forensics (Dr. Suzan Marshall)
readings
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The Seven Major Mistakes in Suicide Investigation (Vernon J. Geberth)
‘The Perfect Murder’: An Exploratory Study of Staged Murder Scenes and Concealed Femicide (Yifat Bitton, Hava Dayan)
The Three-Step Theory (3ST): A New Theory of Suicide Rooted in the “Ideation-to-Action” Framework (E. David Klonsky, Alexis M. May)
The Defects of the Situation : A Typology of Staged Crime Scenes (Claire Ferguson)
Death Investigation: A Guide for the Scene Investigator (US Department of Justice, OJP, NIJ)
Medical Examiners' and Coroners' Handbook on Death Registration & Fetal Death Reporting (CDC)
PAIRS Research Study Background (TCFV, Johns Hopkins, ASU)
PAIRS Study Flyer (TCFV, Johns Hopkins, ASU)
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Sam Little Case: Part 1 (The Washington Post)
Sam Little Case: Part 2 (The Washington Post)
Sam Little Case: Part 3 (The Washington Post)
The Nurse Tracking America's 'Epidemic' of Murdered Women (The Guardian)
The Bogus Murder Confession That Changed How I Investigate Family Violence (The Marshall Project)
The Bias Hunter (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
A Grandmother is Fighting for Custody of her Murdered Daughter’s Child (Texas Observer)
‘They Have to be Held Accountable.’ Dad Says Death of Grand Prairie Boy was Preventable (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
‘He is a Superhero.’ How a 6-Year-Old Grand Prairie Boy Saved a Fort Worth Girl’s Life (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
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Why Do They Kill?: Men Who Murder Their Intimate Partners (David Adams)
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When 'Suicide' Is Really Murder (Psychology Today)
Linking Serial Killers, Mass Murderers, and Child Abusers (Psychology Today)
Female Homicide Victimization by Males (Violence Policy Center)
Autopsy: Deaths Associated with Asphyxia
The Batterer as Parent (Lundy Bancroft)
Training on Demand
Available through Teachable
Browse a catalog of pre-recorded, self-paced trainings on a variety of topics, including: Dynamics of Strangulation, Exposing the Batterer’s Playbook, Building a Case, and more.
“As a homicide Detective with 15 years of investigative experience, I was shocked when I found myself being the family that needed a Detective to investigate my son's suspicious death. It was treated as an accidental death and no charges were filed. With the expertise & guidance from RESPOND, law enforcement, the medical examiner, and the prosecutor finally recognized that my son was murdered.”
— Detective King