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he investigative approach to child sex trafficking and high risk victims.<
/i>\n\nAgenda:\n\nDay One: (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)\n8:00 a.m. –
8:30 a.m. – Registration & Breakfast\n8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Focus Sess
ion\n10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Introduction\n11:3 0 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Lu
nch (On Own)\n12:30 – 2:00 p.m. - Initial Response to Missing/Runaway Juve
niles\n2:00 – 3:30 p.m. - Initial and Advance Response to Human Traffickin
g Victims (Including Recovery Strategies)\n3:30 – 5:00 p.m. - Reyes Case S
tudy\n\nDay Two: (7:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m.)\n7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast
& Review Group Assignment\n9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Interview Interrogati
on\n10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Case Assignment with Working Lunch (Provided
)\n12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Case Presentations\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Ap
plication\n3:00 p.m. – Conclusion & Evaluation\n\nCost:\nThis train
ing is free to attend but registration is required and seats are limited.
\n\nAbout the Presenter:\nJohn Witherspoon is a Montgomery County (
MD) Police Officer where he is currently assigned to the Special Victims I
nvestigations Unit\, (SVID) Runaway/Missing/ Children’s Division. A 24-yea
r veteran of the department\, Det. Witherspoon has been a member of the Hu
man Trafficking Task Force\, which also investigates Kidnappings\, Parenta
l abductions and International abductions\, for the past 9 years. Recogniz
ed as a subject matter expert\, Det. Witherspoon has testified\, or presen
ted in Court testimony in over 50 missing/runaway cases and has investigat
ed over 2500 missing cases in his career. Prior to this assignment\, he se
rved as the School Resources Officer (SRO) in the 6th District\, 3rd Distr
ict and the 2nd District at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School. Witherspoon
has also served as a Detective with the Special Investigations Division\,
Drug Enforcement Section\, and began his career in the 2nd District as a P
atrol Officer upon graduation as a member of Session 35 in 1998.\n\nIn 201
8 Witherspoon was named By the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)\,
through its Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
\, as the recipient of the 2018 Missing Children’s Law Enforcement Award.
This award was in response to a nationwide request to law enforcement depa
rtments to recognize officers demonstrating efforts above and beyond the n
ormal call of duty. Witherspoon was nominated by his supervisor in respons
e to an investigation involving a runaway Juvenile that resulted in her mu
rder by an area gang. The efforts included the recovery of her body\, the
subsequent arrest and sentencing of 21 individuals involved and the reloca
tion of her family.\n\nIn addition\, in 2018 Det. Witherspoon established
the non-profit organization “Defend our Children”. DOC is designed to assi
st Law Enforcement and the community with awareness and training in the ar
eas of Human Trafficking and assistance for victims and families of those
affected by HT as well as career training assistance to those with learnin
g and developmental delays. https://defendourchild.com/\n\nIn June of 2020
Det. Witherspoon initiated the MCP Focus Group to address social/racial i
njustices as they relate to Police Officers. The weekly meeting of Officer
s\, civilian employees\, and the Law Enforcement community was met weekly
since June in efforts to better educate\, equip\, understand and implement
social change among ourselves\, our families and the communities we serve
as peace officers. To date\, these sessions have served over 100 officers
to include our Chief and Assistant Chiefs of Police\, Montgomery County C
ouncil members\, NCJTC staff\, and our Emergency Communications Center. In
addition\, these sessions have been offered corporately\, to Professional
Sports teams and High School and NCAA athletic programs.\n\nDetective Wit
herspoon also serves as an Associate Instructor for the National Criminal
Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College and was a featured
presenter at the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Conference in
Las Vegas NV\, March of 2022. He also is an instructor for At-Risk Missing
and High-Risk Endangered Missing Children.
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DESCRIPTION:Join the Child Advocacy Center for an in-depth look at th
e investigative approach to child sex trafficking and high risk victims.
i>\n\nAgenda:\n\nDay One: (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)\n8:00 a.m. –
8:30 a.m. – Registration & Breakfast\n8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Focus Sessi
on\n10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Introduction\n11:3 0 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Lun
ch (On Own)\n12:30 – 2:00 p.m. - Initial Response to Missing/Runaway Juven
iles\n2:00 – 3:30 p.m. - Initial and Advance Response to Human Trafficking
Victims (Including Recovery Strategies)\n3:30 – 5:00 p.m. - Reyes Case St
udy\n\nDay Two: (7:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m.)\n7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast
& Review Group Assignment\n9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Interview Interrogatio
n\n10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Case Assignment with Working Lunch (Provided)
\n12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Case Presentations\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – App
lication\n3:00 p.m. – Conclusion & Evaluation\n\nCost:\nThis traini
ng is free to attend but registration is required and seats are limited.\n
\nAbout the Presenter:\nJohn Witherspoon is a Montgomery County (MD
) Police Officer where he is currently assigned to the Special Victims Inv
estigations Unit\, (SVID) Runaway/Missing/ Children’s Division. A 24-year
veteran of the department\, Det. Witherspoon has been a member of the Huma
n Trafficking Task Force\, which also investigates Kidnappings\, Parental
abductions and International abductions\, for the past 9 years. Recognized
as a subject matter expert\, Det. Witherspoon has testified\, or presente
d in Court testimony in over 50 missing/runaway cases and has investigated
over 2500 missing cases in his career. Prior to this assignment\, he serv
ed as the School Resources Officer (SRO) in the 6th District\, 3rd Distric
t and the 2nd District at Bethesda Chevy Chase High School. Witherspoon ha
s also served as a Detective with the Special Investigations Division\, Dr
ug Enforcement Section\, and began his career in the 2nd District as a Pat
rol Officer upon graduation as a member of Session 35 in 1998.\n\nIn 2018
Witherspoon was named By the United States Department of Justice (DOJ)\, t
hrough its Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)\,
as the recipient of the 2018 Missing Children’s Law Enforcement Award. Th
is award was in response to a nationwide request to law enforcement depart
ments to recognize officers demonstrating efforts above and beyond the nor
mal call of duty. Witherspoon was nominated by his supervisor in response
to an investigation involving a runaway Juvenile that resulted in her murd
er by an area gang. The efforts included the recovery of her body\, the su
bsequent arrest and sentencing of 21 individuals involved and the relocati
on of her family.\n\nIn addition\, in 2018 Det. Witherspoon established th
e non-profit organization “Defend our Children”. DOC is designed to assist
Law Enforcement and the community with awareness and training in the area
s of Human Trafficking and assistance for victims and families of those af
fected by HT as well as career training assistance to those with learning
and developmental delays. https://defendourchild.com/\n\nIn June of 2020 D
et. Witherspoon initiated the MCP Focus Group to address social/racial inj
ustices as they relate to Police Officers. The weekly meeting of Officers\
, civilian employees\, and the Law Enforcement community was met weekly si
nce June in efforts to better educate\, equip\, understand and implement s
ocial change among ourselves\, our families and the communities we serve a
s peace officers. To date\, these sessions have served over 100 officers t
o include our Chief and Assistant Chiefs of Police\, Montgomery County Cou
ncil members\, NCJTC staff\, and our Emergency Communications Center. In a
ddition\, these sessions have been offered corporately\, to Professional S
ports teams and High School and NCAA athletic programs.\n\nDetective Withe
rspoon also serves as an Associate Instructor for the National Criminal Ju
stice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College and was a featured p
resenter at the National Missing and Unidentified Persons Conference in La
s Vegas NV\, March of 2022. He also is an instructor for At-Risk Missing a
nd High-Risk Endangered Missing Children.
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LOCATION:Cornhusker Bank - 8310 O Street\, Lincoln\, NE
SUMMARY:Defend our Children Conference
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