SPARC Director Jennifer Landhuis and SPARC Associate Advisor Dana Fleitman presented “Prevalence, Dynamics and Behaviors,” “Intersection of Stalking and Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault,” “Use of Technology to Stalk,” and “Investigations, Hearings and Safety” in Baltimore, Maryland for an audience including law enforcement officers, mental health professionals, and university student affairs staff.
Investigating and Prosecuting High Risk Cases
AEquitas Attorney Advisors Teresa Garvey and Jonathan Kurland presented on recanting witnesses, investigating and prosecuting stalking cases, high risk domestic violence cases involving sexual violence and expert testimony on behalf of the Metro Nashville Davidson County Office of Family Safety in Nashville, Tennessee for an audience of government agency staff, law enforcement officers, and prosecutors.
Oklahoma Partners for Change Conference
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson and SPARC Director Jennifer Landaus delivered a series of presentations including “Antisocial Media: When Facebook is Weaponized,” “Know More, Do More: Enhanced Safety Planning for Victims of Stalking” and “Romantic Pursuit or Dangerous Conduct: Working with Teen and Young Adult Victims of Stalking” on behalf of the Oklahoma Office of the Attorney General (OKOAG) in Norma, Oklahoma.
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.
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.
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.
Prevent Forced Marriage
AEquitas Attorney Advisor John Wilkinson hosted a panel discussion on preventing forced marriage on behalf of the Tahirih Justice Center in Washington, D.C. for an audience of community advocacy organization staff, dual sexual assault/domestic violence program staff and prosecutors.
Investigation and Prosecution of Cold Cases
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Patti Powers presented “Overcoming the Consent Defense: Prosecuting the Non-Stranger Rapist” on behalf of RTI International in Richmond, Virginia to an audience of dual sexual assault/domestic violence program staff, government agency staff, law enforcement officers, prosecutors and victim-witness specialists.
