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SUMMARY:Advocating for Criminalized Survivors\, Part 2: Meeting the Unique 
 Needs of Criminalized Survivors
DESCRIPTION:When survivors are criminalized\, they often want and need advo
 cacy and support. However\, sometimes well-intentioned advocacy and interv
 entions can put them at further risk because these strategies were not des
 igned for survivors who face incarceration and other consequences of arres
 t and conviction. Participants will learn about defense-based advocacy and
  why a defense perspective is necessary when working with charged and inca
 rcerated victims and survivors at risk of arrest\, review unique risks fac
 ed by victim defendants and practice defense-based advocacy strategies des
 igned to preserve their legal rights and options.\n\nThis three-part serie
 s\, updated in 2026\, is intended for community-based advocates who work w
 ith criminalized survivors or who are interested in doing so. Presented by
  Cindene Pezzell\, Director of the National Defense Center for Criminalize
 d Survivors at BWJP\, this webinar will equip participants will learn the 
 fundamentals of working with victims who are navigating the criminal legal
  system as defendants.\n\nPart 2 will cover the fundamentals of “defense
 -based advocacy\,” explore why a defense perspective is necessary when w
 orking with charged and incarcerated victims and survivors at risk of arre
 st\, and detail some concrete defense-based advocacy strategies designed t
 o preserve a criminalized survivor’s legal options as well as their safe
 ty.
URL:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_C5I4ibZRV2misa1lvnEMw#/regist
 ration
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