Mandates more police training on trauma A new Colorado law to strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and domestic violence is now on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for signing. Senate Bill 26-095 recently passed unanimously in the Senate and was mostly unopposed in the House with a vote of 58-2, with five excused. Victim advocates call it a victory that is both overdue and much needed in the state. Sponsor State Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, said he drafted the measure “to respond to problems that survivors have experienced in our criminal and civil legal systems.” “When survivors are so often not heard by our legal systems and sometimes fear to come forward seeking remedies at all, it matters deeply that our legislature is turning survivors’ experiences into law this year.,” Weissman said in an email to The Denver Gazette. The passage also comes on the heels of a Denver Gazette investigation published Feb.…