2019 Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention Yearbook
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<strong>2019</strong> <strong>Mississippi</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong>’ <strong>Association</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Convention</strong><br />
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23<br />
WEDNESDAY PLENARY SPEAKER<br />
10:45 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.<br />
Crimes Against Children & Mandated Reporting Requirements<br />
Paula Broome, Bureau Chief, Special Assistant Attorney General, Bureau of<br />
Victim Assistance, <strong>Mississippi</strong> Attorney General’s Office<br />
Paula Broome is the Bureau Chief, Special Assistant Attorney General with the Bureau of Victim<br />
Assistance in <strong>Mississippi</strong>’s Attorney General’s Office. She develops and conducts statewide<br />
training for law enforcement, prosecutors, and community groups on the topics of domestic<br />
violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. She was instrumental in developing a<br />
20-hour domestic violence course for law enforcement cadets that has been implemented in all<br />
<strong>Mississippi</strong> Law Enforcement Academies. She also developed and teaches a multi-day course<br />
on domestic violence, sex crimes and human trafficking that has been added to the curriculum<br />
for the Certified Investigators Courses offered at two state law enforcement academies. Paula<br />
has played a key role in the development and passage of state legislation dealing with domestic<br />
violence crimes, stalking, human trafficking, and civil and criminal domestic abuse protection<br />
orders. Paula has also partnered with the United States Department of State and the U.S. Embassy<br />
in the Dominican Republic to provide legal instruction on the prosecution of human trafficking<br />
and smuggling for Dominican prosecutors. She also serves as a faculty member for the Sexual<br />
Assault Nurse Examiner Course and has served on the <strong>Mississippi</strong> Domestic Violence Task Force<br />
and the <strong>Mississippi</strong> Human Trafficking Task Force.<br />
Paula has received numerous honors for her work, including being presented with the Harvard<br />
University’s “High Honor Award” for outstanding contributions in the governance of American<br />
Indian Nations for her work in developing the <strong>Mississippi</strong> Band of Choctaw Indians Family<br />
Violence & Victim’s Services Program, selected by the American Bar <strong>Association</strong>, Commission<br />
on Domestic and Sexual Violence, as the recipient of the 2016 “Sharon Corbitt Award,” which<br />
recognizes outstanding contributions by an attorney in the field of domestic violence. In addition,<br />
she is the author of a chapter entitled “Domestic Violence” which was published by the West<br />
Group in 2001 (revision 2016) for its <strong>Mississippi</strong> Practice Series, Encyclopedia of <strong>Mississippi</strong> Law,<br />
and compiled a domestic violence manual for prosecutors.<br />
Paula holds a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology from Millsaps College, a Master of Science<br />
degree in criminal justice from Northeastern University, and a Juris Doctorate from <strong>Mississippi</strong><br />
College School of Law.<br />
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