Registration Required – To schedule an individual, group, or agency training session, please email [email protected] . A DOJ employee will contact you to coordinate a training session.
Montana law, 46-15-405, MCA, requires law enforcement agencies, health care facilities, and crime laboratories to use the Montana Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System. If your agency or facility is not tracking sexual assault evidence kits through the Montana Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System, please notify DOJ at [email protected].
Free Virtual 90-minute DOJ Kit Track Training Series hosted by the Montana Department of Justice.
Kit Track Sessions will cover an in-depth discussion of the following:
Sexual assault kit testing policies and procedures;
Learn about available resources and training;
Introduction to the kit track system;
Demonstration of the kit track system, and;
Implementation.
Click on the link to learn more about each item below:
ITEM | DESCRIPTION | DOWNLOADABLE PDF |
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Investigating Sexual Assault: A Field Guide for Law Enforcement Officers | Best practices for responding to, and investigating sexual assault crimes | Investigating Sexual Assault Field Guide |
Benefits of a Coordinated Community Response to Sexual Violence | Benefits of a Coordinated Community Response | |
Kit Track and Victim Rights Information | Resource for responders to give to victims of sexual assault includes instructions to track a SAK and listed victim rights | Kit Track and Victim Rights Card |
Patient Consent Form | Informs person of options when a sexual assault forensic examination is requested | NEW Patient Consent Form |
Cultural Awareness | Cultural considerations when responding to, and investigating sexual assault crimes | Cultural Awareness |
Community and System Based Advocates | The different roles and responsibilities of advocates | Community and Systems Based Advocacy |
Victim or Survivor Terminology | A resource from SAKI TTA outlining important considerations about when to use victim or survivor terminology | Victim or Survivor Terminology from Investigation Through Prosecution |
Active Listening Terms | Ways to practice active listening | Active Listening Terms |
Kit Tracker Instructions | Instructions for law enforcement agencies | Contact [email protected] to request a kit track guide. |
Kit Tracker Instructions | Instructions for healthcare facilities | Contact [email protected] to request a kit track guide. |
Attorney General Memo | Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System Memo from the Attorney General’s Office | SAK Kit Tracking System memo |
46-15-404, MCA Flow Chart | Easy follow along flow chart to layout procedures in 46-15-404, MCA | 46-15-404, MCA Flow Chart |
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