Course Description
Aquatic Crimes Against Women (ACAW) Homicides Staged as Drowning Accidents or Suicides
ACACW are often fatal, are too often misdiagnosed as accidents, suicides, or natural deaths, and occur more frequently than is currently understood. Forms include aquatic: nonfatal IPV, sexual assault and sadism, homicide, land-based homicides staged as non-criminal drowning. homicidal drowning, and elder abuse. These cases present 16 main challenges. They’re typically treated as accidental drowning from the time of dispatch right through to cause and manner of death diagnosis. Law enforcement, medical personnel, IPV workers, and jurisprudence members almost never have training to recognize, identify, document, investigate and prosecute them. Drowning is a diagnosis of exclusion. These are mainly circumstantial evidence cases. This presentation will present ACAW red flags and provide a practical, proven investigative framework.
This course is a 3hr Video Webinar with Andrea Zaferes
8 Handouts
20 Question Examination
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Each student will receive a completion certification with several credits and 5 CPD hours
Specialist Instructor
Andrea Zaferes
With 31 years working in the fields of diving education, diving rescue and fatality investigation, 27 years in the public safety dive/water rescue community, 20 years in aquatic fatality investigations and 14 years working as a medicolegal death investigator for Dutchess County Medical Examiner office, Andrea works with TeamLGS teaching fire, law enforcement, EMS, death investigators, prosecutors, and military personnel. She is a noted innovator in aquatic death investigation. Andrea is the NYS Department of Criminal Justice Services Aquatic Death Investigation Instructor, has more than 100 publications, is an aquatic consultant for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, has presented at more than 175 forensic, diving and rescue conferences, has taught over 5,000 law enforcement/death investigators in her Aquatic Death and Homicidal Drowning Investigation program series, and serves as a body-found-in-water expert witness. Andrea has received national and international awards such as the DAN-Rolex Diver of the Year and Beneath the Sea Diver of the Year.
Course curriculum
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Live Webinar Video
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ACAW Live Webinar Video 1
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Aquatic Crimes against Women - Homicides staged as Drowning Accidents or Suicides Handouts
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Cycle Of Domestic Violence Women & children first
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Power Control wheel NO SHADING
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2018-YWCA-Spokane-Healthy-Relationship-Wheel
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2018-YWCA-Spokane-Power-and-Control-Wheel
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Aquatic Death Investigation Protocols Abstract 2-24-20
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Co-occurring forms of criminal asphyxia Abstract- AAFS 2020 Final
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A-Z Bathtub investigation form revised 2-20-20.
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On Drowning ADHDI chapter 2015
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Aquatic Crimes Against Women Examination
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Aquatic Crimes Against Women Examination
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Reviews
A bit beyond expectations but worth the struggle to catch...
Susan Burke
I am not completely finished with the course - it wasn't quite what I expected as I came in expecting more SCUBA related material but what an eye opener. I ...
Read MoreI am not completely finished with the course - it wasn't quite what I expected as I came in expecting more SCUBA related material but what an eye opener. I wouldn't have to be a whole lot younger to completely change my life to work in this field. As it is, I hope to explore more and be of some better help in EMS and diving. I will take any class offered to my level in this field of study. Thank you for the opportunity.
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Arthur Krinsky
The text is excellent. I would recommend that some of the technical terms be explained/defined as I understand the concepts but struggle with the terms.
The text is excellent. I would recommend that some of the technical terms be explained/defined as I understand the concepts but struggle with the terms.
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Christina Watson
I've attended a prior training of Andrea's through PHI and this was a good refresher on some of the topics she discussed there as well as a wonderful case st...
Read MoreI've attended a prior training of Andrea's through PHI and this was a good refresher on some of the topics she discussed there as well as a wonderful case study on a staged homicide. Thank you again and I look forward to training with you in the future.
Read LessMichael Kuczynski
Awesome course! Andrea is a wealth of knowledge on homicidal drownings. This is the fourth course on homicidal drownings that I have taken with Andrea, and...
Read MoreAwesome course! Andrea is a wealth of knowledge on homicidal drownings. This is the fourth course on homicidal drownings that I have taken with Andrea, and each course is always updated with new and current information. This was a great way to keep training during the current times. I look forward to part 2 of this course in the future.
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Megan Adams
I am not sure what I thought I was going to learn, but holy cow! Andrea does such a good job and is super knowledgeable. Would take another class given by An...
Read MoreI am not sure what I thought I was going to learn, but holy cow! Andrea does such a good job and is super knowledgeable. Would take another class given by Andrea any day!
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Matthew Thompson
This would be my second course that I have been a part of that was instructed by Andrea Zaferes. She is very knowledgeable and utilizes her prior experience...
Read MoreThis would be my second course that I have been a part of that was instructed by Andrea Zaferes. She is very knowledgeable and utilizes her prior experiences in this field well. I think that everyone involved did the best they could with the resources that they have for an online course during these trying times. I hope that I can take further courses from Andrea in the future.
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