AEquitas Attorney Advisors Jane Anderson and Patti Powers delivered a series of presentations, including but not limited to, “Hot Verdict in a Cold Case: Informing the Jury’s Response to Evidence,” “Overcoming the Consent Defense: Prosecuting Known Offenders” and “Admissibility of Expert Testimony and Using Expert Witnesses” on behalf of the Fourth Judicial Court of the Florida State Attorney’s Office in Jacksonville, Florida.
Law Enforcement and Prosecution Best Practices: Immigrant Crime Victims, Language Access and the U and T Visa
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson presented on behalf of the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) in Denver, Colorado to an audience of attorneys, law students, sexual assault/domestic violence program staff, and prosecutors.
Southern States Victim Assistance Conference (SSVAC)
SPARC Director Jennifer Landhuis presented “Left Hand Meet Right Hand: Identifying Stalking within the Context of Domestic and Sexual Violence” and “Stalking 2.0: Stalking in the Digital Age” in Nashville, Tennessee to an audience of corrections personnel, sexual assault/domestic violence program staff, law enforcement officers, mental health professionals and prosecutors.
When Domestic Violence Affects Children
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Teresa Garvey presented “Evidence Based Prosecution” on behalf of the Child Protection Coalition in Tulsa, Oklahoma to an audience of attorneys/law students, child welfare/protection workers, mental health professionals and social service organization staff.
Sexual Assault Kit Summit for Cities
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Patti Powers presented “Prosecution of Cold Cases of Sexual Assault” and “Using Voir Dire to Eliminate Jury Bias” on behalf of RTI International in Portland, Oregon.
Family Justice Center
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson presented “Supporting Victims and Improving Prosecutions for Undocumented Victims and/or Victims with U Visas” on behalf of the Family Justice Cetner and the National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP) in Montgomery County, Maryland to an audience of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and victim-witness specialists.
Transitions of Pennsylvania
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jonathan Kurland presented “Strangulation Injury” and “Going Forward Without the Victim: Evidence-Based Prosecution of Domestic Violence” on behalf of Transitions of Pennsylvania in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania to an audience of dual sexual assault/domestic violence program staff, law enforcement officers, and victim-witness specialists.
Roundtable Intersection of Domestic Violence & Human Trafficking
AEquitas CEO Jennifer Long held a panel discussion on the intersection of domestic violence and human trafficking on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office Against Women.
Institute on the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Pornography and Human Trafficking
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson presented on human trafficking, child pornography, pretrial litigation, and witness intimidation along with Tabitha Gallerani (formerly of The Safe Center, Long Island) and Sgt. Grant Snyder (Minneapolis Police Department) on behalf of The Safe Center to an audience of government agency staff, human trafficking program staff, law enforcement officers and prosecutors.
Safe Berks
AEquitas Attorney Advisors Vikki Kristiansson and Jonathan Kurland presented “Higher Education: Confronting the Reality of Sexual Assault,” “Strangulation Injury,” and “Improving the Justice System Response to Witness Intimidation” on behalf of Safe Berks in Reading, Pennsylvania.
