New strategies to investigate non-contact sexual offending, 20 March 2025
Agenda is now live for our workshop that considers contemporary issues around the investigation of non-contact sexual offending; an important part of the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) agenda.
Features new guidance, research and investigative strategies to inform the operational environment.
Non-contact sexual offences involve no physical contact between the perpetrator and the victim but can still be extremely distressing and traumatising and are now criminal offences.
These offences include: upskirting, down-blousing, cyber flashing, indecent exposure, Voyeurism, spiking, catcalling and stalking.
The recent rapes and murders of Sarah Everard and Libby Squire by men with histories of committing acts of incident exposure and/or voyeurism have highlighted the link between non-contact sexual offending and serious sexual offences.
This makes it vital for investigators to develop a greater understanding of the serious nature of non-contact sexual offending and to introduce strategies to prevent perpetrators going on to commit sexual offending.
• Workshop will be held online via Teams.
• Certificates of CPD available.
Key learning showcased in the workshop
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New guidance from the College of Policing to inform investigations on the frontline
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Prosecution considerations/building a case file to ensure a positive criminal justice outcome
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Strategies to identify perpetrator behaviours and suggested interventions to prevent future offending
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Improving the intelligence picture through a multi-agency approach that involves police and other local statutory organisations
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Increasing public confidence and encouraging the public to report offences
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Understanding online non-contact sexual offending and links to serious sexual offending
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New research into exposure offending and links to serious sex offending
AGENDA - GMT
9am-9.10am: Welcome and introduction, Carol Jenkins, The Investigator
9.10am-9.50am: Launch of new national guidance around the investigation of non-contact sexual offending, Jamie Daniels, Crime and Criminal Justice Faculty Lead, College of Policing
9.50am-10.40am: Prosecution considerations: operational best practice around the importance of working closely with prosecutors to build a strong case file to ensure a positive criminal justice outcome, Emma Wynne-Owen, Senior Prosecutor, Crown Prosecution Service
10.40am-11.10am: Break
11.10am-Noon: Strategies for identifying perpetrator behaviours and suggested interventions to prevent future serious sexual offences, DI Tina Wallace, project lead, Operational Vigilant, Thames Valley Police
Noon-12.50pm: A new approach to gaining intelligence about non-contact offenders through a multi-agency partnership approach between force Neighbourhood Policing Teams, local authorities, CCTV operators, local companies and community groups, DI Troy Smith, project lead for Vigilant Communities, Wiltshire Police
12.50pm-1.20pm: Break
1.20pm-2.10pm: Profile of the ‘It Does Matter Campaign’ which encourages the public to report non-contact offences to help police build intelligence, Lisa Squire, mother of murdered student Libby Squire, who is fronting the campaigning
2.10pm-3pm: Understanding online non-contact sexual offending behaviour including cyber flashing and the link between online offending and in-person offending, Michael Sheath, recognised international expert and trainer for Europol’s Combating the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (COSEC) course
3pm: workshop finishes
HOW TO BOOK
Cost: £215.00 + VAT (GBP) per delegate (LEA and Government Agency rate). £299 + VAT (Industry rate).
Group bookings: We offer various discounts for group bookings depending on numbers, please contact us for details.
Booking: Please send the delegates name(s), email address(es) and purchase order (made out to The Investigator) to booking@the-investigator.co.uk or telephone +44(0)844 660 8707 for further information.
Payment can be made by PayPal/debit/credit card (corporate card fees apply + 3%). The meeting link will be sent out 7 days before the event.