NAWLEE understands the importance of networking and collaboration within the law enforcement community.
This comprehensive calendar highlights conferences and events hosted by peer associations across the country along with NAWLEE hosted events, and those in which NAWLEE is participating to further the mission of the association.
NAWLEE will post conferences held by our CRI-TAC and Elevate Blue Peer Associations along with conferences held by nonprofits focusing on women in law enforcement.
Officer-Involved Stalking: Uncovering the Hidden Realities
January 23, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Stalking is a prevalent, dangerous, and often misunderstood crime and stalking perpetrated by law enforcement creates additional complexities and complications. This session explores the dynamics of stalking perpetrated by law enforcement, focusing on the highly contextual nature of the crime by discussing common tactics used by perpetrators, access to information, tracking technologies, and firearms, abuse of trust and authority, and promising practices to hold offender accountable, support victims, and address agency accountability, liability, and supervision.
Join NAWLEE, LETTAC and SPARC for this important conversation on Jan. 23, 2025!
Objectives:
By the end of this presentation, participants will be better able to:
Identify stalking behaviors and dynamics
Recognize the complexities of law enforcement as perpetrators and victims of this crime
Define agency strategies to strengthen accountability and support victims
Presenters:
Jennifer Landhuis, Director of the Stalking Prevention, Awareness and Resource Center (SPARC)
Sgt. Denise Jones, Clark County Sheriff’s Office (Ohio)
Date: January 23 2025
Time: 4-5 pm eastern
Presenter Bios:
Jennifer Landhuis, M.S.
Jennifer Landhuis (M.S.) brings over 27 years of experience as an educator and advocate on the issues of stalking, domestic violence, and sexual assault to her current position as the Director of the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC). As Director, she oversees the development and implementation of multi-faceted resources, programs, and publications on stalking, collaborates with national partners, and provides robust trainings to criminal justice and victim service professionals. Jennifer has led the SPARC initiative since its founding at AEquitas in 2017.
Prior to joining SPARC, Jennifer was the Director of Social Change at the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence. In this capacity, she managed a variety of projects — including the Idaho Coordinated Response to Sexual & Domestic Violence and the Idaho Victims Assistance Academy – and designed and facilitated state and national trainings to build the capacity of criminal justice systems.
Earlier in her career, Jennifer spent 11 years as an advocate and educator for local domestic violence/sexual assault community-based crisis centers. Her direct service experience includes providing crisis intervention and 24-hour enhanced on-scene advocacy for hospitals and law enforcement agencies.
Jennifer graduated from Midland University with a Bachelors of Arts in Youth and Family Ministry and the University of Cincinnati with a Masters of Science degree in Criminal Justice. Jennifer is based in Boise, Idaho.
Sergeant Denise Jones, Clark County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office
Sergeant Jones is a subject matter expert with the Office on Violence Against Women, National Violence Against Women, Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Center. She has worked in law enforcement for more than 24 years.
She is currently a victim services sergeant within the Clark County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Investigations Division.
Sergeant Jones began her career in January 2000 with the Montgomery County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office and came to the CCSO in 2007. She has served in multiple divisions including Corrections, Court Services, and Road Patrol. Sergeant Jones was promoted to the rank of sergeant in 2015, serving as a supervisor in both the Jail and Road Patrol Divisions. She works primarily with intimate partner crime such as stalking, domestic violence, strangulation, and protection order violations, in addition to conducting internal investigations, training, and orientation.
Sergeant Jones has been engaged in changing the department’s culture, the department’s response to intimate partner crime, and establishing new policies and procedures with regard to issues within the minority populations of the community and intimate partner crime. Sergeant Jones has been awarded the “Best of the Best,” the Meritorious Service, and the Outstanding Performance Awards.
Sergeant Jones has served on the honor guard for sixteen years including service as the honor guard commander. Sergeant Jones served in the United States Army, serving in the Ohio Army National Guard for six years.
She attended Sinclair Community College, where she obtained her Ohio Peace Officers Training Certificate and her associate’s degree in applied science. She has continued her education throughout her tenure at the CCSO. She earned a master of science degree in criminal justice administration and master of science degree in emergency services management. She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice administration and has a bachelor of science degree in homeland security from Columbia Southern University.