85. Roger Canaff: A Former Sexual Assault Prosecutor and Highly Qualified Expert Gives Us His Insights!

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Having Roger Canaff join me on this show has long been a goal, and I finally was able to reconnect with this former colleague. I met Roger when I was working for the US Army in a position known as a Highly Qualified Expert for the Criminal Investigation Command (known as CID-Criminal Investigation Division). Part of my job was co-managing a 2-week Special Victims Unit Investigation Course (SVUIC), conducted at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, and at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Brunswick, GA. Roger was also hired by the Army as an HQE, with the Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG Corps). Prior to his appointment as an HQE Roger had been working as a sexual assault prosecutor in several different jurisdictions and capacities. I had the great fortune of meeting Roger in his HQE capacity and invited him to teach several iterations of the SVUIC at both Ft. Leonard Wood and at FLETC. Roger graciously agreed to teach, and he and I became friends, and remain so to this day.

It wasn’t difficult to find common ground with Roger during this episode, and I asked him questions on numerous topics from his perspectives on prosecuting sexual assault cases to the importance of being trauma informed, both as a prosecutor and as a victim/survivor of sexual assault or rape, to his impressions of the impact of the #MeToo movement. I don’t think it matters what your job is, or what your knowledge base is concerning sexual assault or rape…Roger’s insights, experience, and perspectives on all of these topics are informative and helpful in grasping the urgency and importance of prosecuting rape and sexual assault.

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Here are some links and information that I hope you’ll look at and share:

https://www.rogercanaff.com/

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Roger-Canaff/author/B00I2F2XLY?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

https://www.startbybelieving.org

https://evawintl.org

https://projectcallisto.org

https://www.safeinharmsway.org

https://www.markel-consulting.com

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