NDAA's 2027 Domestic Violence Conference

Intimate partner stalking is rarely defined by a single incident. It is revealed through a course of conduct that may include repeated contact, surveillance, protective order violations, digital intrusion, location tracking, third party involvement, threats, and other behavior that can appear insignificant when viewed on its own. Prosecutors are often asked to make critical decisions before that pattern is fully visible. They must determine what belongs together, what the conduct means in context, what still needs to be investigated, and how changes in access, frequency, persistence, and technology affect the developing case. The central prosecutorial challenge is recognizing the whole course of conduct and preserving its meaning through investigation, proof, charging, and trial. Beyond the Incident is designed to give prosecutors the frameworks, tools, and applied practice to do exactly that. This program combines targeted instruction with practical application so participants can move beyond isolated incidents and into disciplined course of conduct analysis. Throughout the program, you will identify when separate incidents form a meaningful and prosecutable stalking pattern; analyze how context, repetition, timing, and offender behavior change the meaning of individual acts; reconstruct the course of conduct across reports, witnesses, records, devices, and jurisdictions; develop a coherent prosecution theory that connects conduct, intent, impact, and supporting evidence; build corroborating proof that strengthens the case beyond reliance on any single witness; evaluate charging and litigation strategies that preserve rather than fragment the stalking pattern; and translate a complex course of conduct into a clear and persuasive case a judge or jury can understand.