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.
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.
Statewide Sexual Assault Reform in SAKI Workshop
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Patti Powers presented on sexual assault reform on behalf of RTI International and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) in Topeka, Kansas.
International Justice Sector Education and Training Vietnam Program
AEquitas Attorney Advisor John Wilkinson presented “Overview of Criminal Justice System and Gender-Based Violence” on behalf of the American Bar Association, Rule of Law Initiative in Washington D.C.
Body-Worn Cameras: Policy and Practice Considerations for Strengthening Response to Victims
AEquitas Attorney Advisor John Wilkinson, with Scott Van Schyndel of the Fox Valley Metro Police Department presented “Body-Worn Cameras: Policy and Practice Considerations for Strengthening Response to Victims” on behalf of the International Association for Chiefs of Police (IACP) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to an audience of dual sexual assault/domestic violence program staff, law enforcement officers, and prosecutors.
