Houston Police Will Learn How to Recognize Trauma in Sexual Assault Cases [TexasStandard.org]

Samantha Sangenito 10/14/164:00 AM

Thousands of Houston police officers are set to get special training this year on how to respond to sexual assault cases.

Acting police chief Martha Montalvo says that starting this year, all classified police officers will learn about the neurobiology of trauma.

“The goal is to better equip police officers in recognizing and understanding the impact of trauma on victims,” Montalvo says.

[For more of this story, written by Becky Fogel, go to http://www.texasstandard.org/s...exual-assault-cases/]

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