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Investigators learn science behind sexual assault trauma
Training methods seek to trigger better responses
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From college campuses to police headquarters, Anjana Freeman has been leading workshops on the science behind sexual assault trauma. Freeman, a licensed professional counselor and community educator for Rape Response in Gainesville, delivers as many as four trainings per month for investigators on memory formation during traumatic situations. “Traditionally, interviews are all about retrieving memory as if it was formed under normal circumstances with logical information.