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The Imperfect Victim: How Economic Justice Intersects with Victimization and Risk Factors
2025-12-02 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Training Synopsis:
For the last forty years, criminalization has been the primary response to violence against women in the United States. One serious consequence of the turn to the criminal legal system has been the increasing criminalization of victims of violence. Victims of violence are regularly arrested, prosecuted, convicted, and punished for crimes related to their own victimization. This happens, in part, because the criminal legal system only protects “perfect” victims, who have traditionally been portrayed as meek, passive, and more often women. But most victims of violence are “imperfect” victims in some way—they fail to conform to these victimization stereotypes. The “perfect victim” myth is deeply intertwined with systems of economic inequality: survivors who lack stable housing, reproductive autonomy, living wages, or healthcare access are more likely to be viewed as “imperfect” and thus undeserving of protection. Meanwhile, the criminalization of survival strategies—from sex work to substance use—further marginalizes those whose economic circumstances push them outside the narrow bounds of “respectability.” And in a criminal legal system that only recognizes one victim and one offender, once a victim of violence is labelled an offender or worse, a criminal defendant, their victimization is no longer legible to the system. This training will introduce the idea of imperfect victims, trace how (beginning in childhood) imperfect victims become trapped in the criminal legal system, and suggest policy interventions to prevent the revictimization of imperfect victims.

About the Trainer:

Leigh Goodmark, Associate Dean of Research and Faculty Development and Marjorie Cook Professor of LawUniversity of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Leigh Goodmark (she/hers) is the Marjorie Cook Professor of Law and director of the Gender, Prison, and Trauma Clinic at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She is the author of Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism (University of California Press 2023); Decriminalizing Domestic Violence: A Balanced Policy Approach to Intimate Partner Violence (University of California Press 2018) and A Troubled Marriage: Domestic Violence and the Legal System (New York University 2012). She is the co-editor of The Criminalization of Violence Against Women: Comparative Perspectives (Oxford 2023) and Comparative Perspectives on Gender Violence: Lessons from Efforts Worldwide (Oxford 2015). Professor Goodmark’s work on intimate partner violence has appeared in numerous journals, law reviews, and publications, including Violence Against Women, the New York Times, the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, the Harvard Journal on Gender and the Law, and the Yale Journal on Law and Feminism. From 2003 to 2014, Professor Goodmark was on the faculty at the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she served as Director of Clinical Education and Co-director of the Center on Applied Feminism. From 2000 to 2003, Professor Goodmark was the Director of the Children and Domestic Violence Project at the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law. Before joining the Center on Children and the Law, Professor Goodmark represented clients in the District of Columbia in custody, visitation, child support, restraining order, and other civil matters. Professor Goodmark is a graduate of Yale University and Stanford Law School.

Loss After Violence Support Group
2025-12-19 11:00 - 12:00
About this event

Health • Mental health

If you or your family have lost a loved one to a violent act, this support group provides a non-judgmental, safe haven where you can share your feelings, joys, heartaches, challenges, and experiences with others who truly understand.
Loss After Violence is designed for individuals and families seeking connection with fellow survivors. These English sessions are offered both through Zoom and in-person in Las Vegas every third Friday of the month, while in-person Spanish sessions are offered in Las Vegas every first Friday. Click here for details and registration for the Spanish meetings.
Led by trained and experienced facilitators, our meetings provide a compassionate and understanding environment. Whether your loss occurred recently or years ago, it is never too late to seek emotional support. Join us in finding solace and strength through shared experiences.

Special Note
To ensure that group members receive the services and supports that would be most helpful, a member of Fuente de Vida Mental Health Services staff will reach out to participants prior to their first meeting. After a brief conversation, the participant will receive the Zoom invitation or physical address in Las Vegas.

Coerced Debt in Nevada: Screening, Advocacy, and Survivor Pathways to Relief
2026-01-28 10:00 - 11:30 | Virtual
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2026-02-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-26 14:30 - 15:00
The 2027 Nevada Legislative Session is just one year away, and NCEDSV is beginning early conversations to help shape our policy agenda. We are hosting Policy Brainstorm Calls to hear directly from advocates, partners, victim-survivors, and community members about the challenges they’re seeing and the changes they want to see in Nevada’s systems.
These conversations will help identify policy priorities that better support survivors and strengthen violence prevention efforts across the state. All are welcome to participate, and no prior policy experience is required, your lived experience and perspective are valuable.

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 10-11am (PST)
Register here: https://ncedsv.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/trainingevent/details/2031

Thursday, February 26, 2026 2:30-3:30pm (PST)
Register here:
https://ncedsv.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/trainingevent/details/2030
If you’re unable to attend a call, you can still make your voice heard by submitting your ideas through our Policy Idea Survey here: 2027 Policy Brainstorm Ideas – Fill out form

2026-04-16 13:00 - 14:30 | 4505 South Maryland Parkway, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, 89154, United States
Consent is as Simple as Tea | Let’s Talk About Consent Training

ByJean Nidetch Care Center

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Student Union & Event ServicesLas Vegas, NV
Thursday, Apr 16 from 1 pm to 2:30 pm

Overview

Grab some free boba and join us for an interactive training session to learn about the culture of consent!

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), the Jean Nidetch Care Center invites you to Consent is as Simple as Tea: Let’s Talk About Consent.
Come for the free boba and stay for a meaningful conversation on consent, communication, and knowing your rights. Our interactive presentation will break down what consent looks like, when it’s not present, and share Care Center resources. Bring a friend and be part of the conversation!
Event Details:
DATE: April 16 | 1:00–2:30 PM
LOCATION: Student Union Room 219
FREE BOBA while supplies last! From Brew Tea Bar
Bring a friend and be part of the conversation.

Highlights

1 hour 30 minutes
In person
Paid parking

The UNLV Student Union has paid parking available in front of the venue. There is also free student parking on the left side of the SU in Lot H by the In-n-Out.

5th Annual Missing And Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Conference
2026-05-03 08:00 - 2026-05-05 17:00 | Elko Convention Center, 700 Moren Way, Elko, NV, 89801, United States
The crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) continues to impact Native communities across the nation. The 5th Annual MMIP Awareness Conference, held May 3–5 at the Elko Convention Center, brings together survivors, advocates, community members, and professionals to honor lives lost, share knowledge, and strengthen collective responses. Click HERE for registration form.
