Strengthening Sexual Assault Prosecutions
April 23-25, 2025
April 23: Delta Hotel, 2301 Colonial Dr, Helena
April 24 and 25: Helena College of Technology
No Registration Fee
Highlighting the U.S. DOJ 2024 framework for strengthening Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence prosecution, the training will include building rapport with victims; corroborating victim statements; using the law and evidentiary rules strategically and effectively; lessening victim re-traumatization; sustaining a productive, healthy, and committed workforce; discussion/consultation on challenging cases; hands-on skills practice; and networking with other Montana prosecutors.
Speakers include:
- Kathleen Campbell, Bureau Chief, Trial Division, Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Arizona
- Fara Gold, Attorney Advisory, U.S. DOJ Office on Violence Against Women
Registration is open for active prosecutors (city, county, state, tribal, federal). We look forward to seeing you in April!
Hosted by the Montana Department of Justice Office of Victim Services Sexual Assault Response Network (SARN) Program and Prosecution Services Bureau
Questions? Contact Hope Stockwell, SARN Coordinator, at [email protected] or 406-444-9869.
Registration is first-come, first-served and limited to 50 persons.
Lodging information and additional materials will be sent after you register.
Materials for Strengthening Sexual Assault Prosecutions Training:
About our Speakers:
Kathleen Campbell is a Deputy County Attorney and Bureau Chief in the Trial Division with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, the third largest prosecution agency in the country, where she has served since 2011. Kathleen currently supervises trial attorneys handling heavy felony caseloads. From 2013 through 2025, she served in the Sex Crimes Bureau prosecuting some of the most complex and serious cases of crimes against children, as well as adult sexual assaults up to and including homicide. From 2020 through 2025, she acted as Assistant Bureau Chief over the Sex Crimes Bureau, assisting with supervisory duties, training and mentoring attorneys, while maintaining a complex trial caseload. Kathleen teaches continuing education courses for law enforcement, prosecutors, paralegals, and victim advocates, as well as volunteers her time with undergraduate and high school students. She shares her skills and experience teaching at both the local and national level. She was awarded Felony Prosecutor of the Year for the State of Arizona in 2023, and for the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office in 2022. Kathleen attended Arizona State University where she earned her Juris Doctorate in 2011 and graduated Magna Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies in 2008.
Fara Gold currently serves as an attorney advisor for the Office on Violence Against Women with the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ), where she spearheaded development of the Framework for Prosecutors to Strengthen Our National Response to Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence, published in May 2024. Prior to that, Fara served as Special Litigation Counsel and Senior Sex Crimes Counsel for USDOJ’s Civil Rights Division for nearly 14 years, where she traveled throughout the country prosecuting law enforcement misconduct cases and bias-motivated crimes, including the first case prosecuted under the Matthew Shepard and James L. Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Fara has published several articles and conducts nationwide trainings on effectively investigating and prosecuting sexual misconduct. From 2022-2023, Fara served as Senior Counsel on Sexual Misconduct to the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division where she played an integral role in the Deputy Attorney General’s efforts to root out sexual abuse within the federal Bureau of Prisons.
Fara was awarded the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service in 2014 (DOJ’s highest honor) and the Attorney General’s Award for Outstanding Contributions by a New Employee in 2012. She also received the DOJ OIG Collaboration Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Inspector General in 2023, the FBI Director’s Award for Excellence in 2021, and the Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in 2020. Before joining DOJ, Fara served as an Assistant State Attorney for the Broward County State Attorney’s Office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where she specialized in prosecuting sex crimes and child abuse. Fara also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center where she teaches, “Prosecuting Sex Crimes & Vindicating Constitutional Rights.”