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Southwest Crimes Against Children Conference 

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OCTOBER 28 & 29, 2026
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The Santa Ana Star Casino and Hotel has a block of rooms available at the conference rate of $129 per night. Room reservations can be made by calling 1-844-466-2378. When making reservations refer to the Southwest Crimes Against Children Conference and/or reference the group code BKG1649 The number of rooms at the group rate is limited and sells out each year. 

REGISTRATION OPENS AUG. 30

The 4th Annual Southwest Crimes Against Children Conference will again bring together representatives from law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, child and victim advocates, social workers and members of the court in a collaborative conference setting to share best practices and knowledge, and receive training in new aspects of the law, investigative techniques, protocols and prosecutorial approaches to improve the prosecution and judicial handling of cases of child abuse and neglect in New Mexico. The conference will be two full days, October 28th and 29th. Due to the overwhelming response, we will cap registration for each category, Prosecutors, Law Enforcement, and Victim Advocates, to ensure equal representation. While this conference is free based on sponsorship of the 13th Judicial District Attorney's Office and additional sponsors, it does cost to put it on. Because demand to attend is high, and our capacity is limited, we respectfully request that you do not register if you are not certain that you will be able to attend.  The conference will be held at Santa Ana Star Casino and Hotel in Bernalillo, NM.

The underlying belief of this free two-day conference is that a collaborative approach to cases, from investigation to prosecution, including both practical and interactive instruction, can only result in better outcomes, especially for those who have been victimized. Knowledge sharing, training, and education amongst all those invested in the process, we believe, results in the improvement of the investigative process, prosecution, and judicial handling of these cases. The conference will include hands-on workshops, case studies, panel discussion round tables, and plenaries focused on improving understanding and awareness in the handling of criminal child abuse cases, with the guiding force being to reduce trauma for the young victims.

 

This conference is eligible for New Mexico Bar CLE Accreditation for Prosecutors and DPS Biennium credits for Law Enforcement. 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: KRISTINA KOROBOV

Kristina Korobov is a Senior Attorney with Zero Abuse Project.  She joined the team in July of 2023.  She brings over 20 years of experience as a Prosecutor and Trainer in the areas of crimes against children and crimes of sexual and domestic violence against adults.

Most recently, Kristina served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. There, she was the Project Safe Childhood Coordinator, prosecuting cases involving internet crimes against children and sex trafficking of minors.  These prosecutions included sextortion, child solicitation, and hands-on offenses, as well as crimes involving trafficking in child sexual abuse material. She worked cases with the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and served as the co-chair for the state’s anti-trafficking task force (IPATH).

Prior to becoming a federal prosecutor, Kristina was a Deputy Prosecutor with the Marion County (Indianapolis, IN) Prosecutor’s Office from 2011 – 2015. She served as the Supervisor of the Special Victims Team and the Director of Prosecutor Education.  Kristina’s work included leading the county’s Child Fatality Team and prosecuting child abuse homicides.  She was also responsible for all attorney training within her office.  Kristina actually began her career in prosecution in this same office, where she worked from 1996 until 2005.  During that time, Kristina served as Chief of the Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit, Chief of the Domestic Violence Unit, and as a Major Felony and Special Victims Prosecutor.  She prosecuted child abuse cases (including homicides), sexual assaults involving adult and child victims, felony-level domestic violence cases, and child neglect.

This conference is free and open to all who work directly with child victims of crime, especially those who are involved in the prosecution and investigation of these crimes.

 

Please don't register if you do not intend to come so that spaces will be available to all who want to attend. ​​

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TO BE HELD AT:

Santa Ana Star Casino and Hotel

54 Jemez Canyon Dam Road

Bernalillo, NM

Hotel reservations at 1-844-466-2378

Group Code BKG1649

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