Elgin PD Employees Awarded Scholarship

The Elgin Police Department is pleased to announce Victim Advocate Angie Garrett and Investigator Michelle Sinclair have received a Nancy Ann Hunt Foundation Scholarship to attend the 18th annual Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW) taking place in Dallas, Texas from May 22-25,

The scholarship is awarded to a team of two individuals with different roles who work together collaboratively and are from outside the

For example, a victim advocate and a detective. Seventeen teams from 13 states were awarded the scholarship for the 2023 conference.

"I am looking forward to obtaining new skills to fight crimes against women and collaborating with our VA Garrett to further protect our community," said Sgt. Michelle Sinclair.

“CCAW trains attendees on best practices regarding the identification, investigation and prosecution of all violent crimes against women including domestic and dating violence, stalking, strangulation, sexual assault and human trafficking,” said Becky Park, Executive Director of the Conference on Crimes Against Women.

“By design, classes are taught in a way that enables attendees – including our scholarship recipients – to return to their offices and share knowledge and tools with their colleagues, not only to improve agency procedures, but to also increase their collective skill and competency levels. We are grateful this scholarship is made available to those outside of Texas,” said Park.

Presented by Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support and the Dallas Police Department, the Conference on Crimes Against Women is a national clearinghouse for training on the identification, investigation and prosecution of all types of violent crimes against women, including domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking. The Conference is the largest of its kind with more than 25,000 attendees over the last 17 years from all 50 states and multiple countries.

The 2023 Conference will be held at the Sheraton Hotel in Dallas, Texas May 22 to 25. For additional information about the Conference or to register, please visit www.conferencecaw.org.

About the Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW):

The goal of the Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW) is to create an overall reduction in the rate of crimes against women and, ultimately, eliminate violence against women. It is also, however, a primary part of our mission to improve the way crimes against women are investigated and prosecuted, as well as to improve the way victims are treated throughout the criminal justice system. The problem of domestic violence is so pervasive and at such epidemic proportions, that tangible decreases in the rate of violence against women will not be seen until huge volumes of women are safer in their homes. This volume happens through culture shifts, and conferences like CCAW create the momentum and the network for that very culture shift. For more info, visit www.conferencecaw.org.