Professional Experience

Robert Peters is the founder of Coursing Justice, an LLC that delivers state-of-the-art training and practical content to criminal justice professionals.

He also currently serves as the Director of Institutional Response at GRACE, a nonprofit that empowers Christian communities to recognize, prevent, and respond to abuse.

Training Experience

Robert developed and delivered training, tools, and technical assistance to child abuse prosecutors and allied professionals across the United States through work with Zero Abuse Project and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). He created the STARK (Stopping Technology-Facilitated Abuse of Rural Kids) Prosecutor Symposium and led the development of NOVA (Nexus for Open-Source Virtual Assistance), an open-source intelligence tool for law enforcement.

Prosecutorial Experience

Robert served as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and Special Prosecutor in multiple West Virginia jurisdictions, where he specialized in the prosecution of sexual offenses, civil child abuse and neglect, and online child exploitation. While in law school, he clerked at the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Virginia.

In addition to authoring practical publications for child abuse prosecutors, Robert is published in peer-reviewed works such as the Handbook on Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan, Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Florida Journal of International Law, Child Welfare League of America, Mitchell Hamline Law Review, and Christian Ethics Today. He is also the lead author of “Child Statement and Forensic Interview Admissibility,” a treatise developed in partnership with the National District Attorneys Association and National Children’s Alliance.

Nonprofit Involvement

For nearly a decade prior to taking on his current full-time role, Robert assisted GRACE by designing comprehensive child protection policies as well as serving as a civil investigator of abuse in faith communities.

While a prosecutor, Robert founded SHIELD Task Force, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that partners with Child Advocacy Centers and local stakeholders to encourage reporting of sexual abuse and online safety. This initiative has brought age-appropriate abuse prevention education to thousands of school-aged children and numerous civic and community groups.

Robert also serves on the WV Child Advocacy Network (WVCAN) Board of Directors. In 2019, he received the WV State Police Center for Children’s Justice Extra Mile Award for demonstrating professional leadership and personal commitment to going the Extra Mile on behalf of children and families.

What People Are Saying

  • MDT Member

    “Robert is so knowledgeable. He’s honest, and brings innovative and valuable information to the table in an engaging fun way.”

  • Forensic Interviewer

    “I appreciate Robert’s experience and intelligence and his very easy presentation style. So authentic and genuine.”

  • Child Advocacy Center

    “I thoroughly enjoyed this session as it provided very helpful information in an interactive and engaging way. The takeaways from this session to share with our local MDT and prosecution will be greatly helpful.”

  • Law Enforcement

    “I enjoyed the training and took key points that will help me with my investigations!”

  • MDT Member

    “I genuinely appreciated Robert’s passion for protecting children, it absolutely comes through when he speaks!”

  • Victim Advocate

    “Love how Robert Peters is a true advocate for the field of child abuse.”

  • Child Protective Services

    “Valuable information not only for prosecutors and law enforcement but also for social workers who see/speak to and investigate crimes against children.”

  • Prosecutor

    “Thank you for the best training that I have attended in over 20 years of prosecution.”

  • Forensic Interviewer

    “I really enjoyed the speaker. He was very experienced, researched, and charismatic.”

  • Forensic Interviewer

    “Robert’s interpersonal style is confident, informative, and very warm.”

  • Law Enforcement

    “Thank you! Far more powerful and informative than I thought possible. Highly recommend!”

  • Child Advocacy Center

    “The trainer's experience and expertise were obvious from the beginning. Well done!”

Robert led the development of the most prolific national courses that equip prosecutors to utilize digital evidence in child exploitation and other felony cases.

  • An original two-day immersive course that combines a trafficking scenario with mock suspect and child victim interviews for Hero’s Haven Child Advocacy Center.

  • An original two- to three-day experiential course created and delivered 11 times nationwide in 2020-2022.

    Developed for Zero Abuse Project.

  • A two-day course co-developed and delivered seven times nationwide in 2019.

    Developed for NW3C.

  • A week-long course co-developed in 2023 with delivery forthcoming in 2024.

    Developed for the Louisiana District Attorneys Association.

  • Two original one-day experiential courses created and piloted for the Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers in 2022 and 2023.

    Developed for Zero Abuse Project.

  • A two-day course co-developed and delivered numerous times nationwide in 2020-2022.

    Developed for Zero Abuse Project.

  • Added technology components and scenarios to an existing three-day course, and delivered nationwide in 2020-2022.

    With Zero Abuse Project.

  • A three-day course delivered nationwide in 2020-2022.

    Presented with Zero Abuse Project.

  • A one-day course, developed and piloted in 2019.

    Developed for NW3C.

  • A three-day course co-developed and piloted in 2022.

    Developed for Zero Abuse Project.

  • An original two-day experiential course created and piloted in 2022.

    Developed for Zero Abuse Project.

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