Description

Animal Cruelty and Related Crimes is designed to assist law enforcement officers in recognizing and understanding the nexus between animal abuse and other criminal offenses. It contains multiple mini-training modules, questions to assist in determining if animal abuse is occurring in connection with crimes such as domestic violence, child abuse and elder abuse, a resource section with informative website links and the publication "Animal Cruelty as a Gateway to More Serious Offenses". It also contains a camera for recording and documenting crimes while the officer is on-scene at an incident.