AEquitas Attorney Advisor Teresa Garvey presented “The Absent Witness: Avoiding and Overcoming Confrontation Challenges,” “Making is Stick: Protecting the Record on Appeal” and “Civil, Meet Criminal: Coordinating with the Prosecution” in Boise, Idaho to an audience of dual sexual assault/domestic violence program staff and prosecutors.
Left Hand, Meet Right Hand: Coordinating the Response in Stalking Cases
SPARC Director Jennifer Landhuis, along with co-presenter Mark Kurkowski, delivered a series of presentations on stalking, domestic violence, safety planning, and sexual assault on behalf of the New Hampshire Department of Justice (NHDOJ) in both Lincoln and Boone, New Hampshire.
14th Annual Advanced New Mexico Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Conference
AEquitas Attorney Advisor John Wilkinson and consultant Kim Nash presented “Medical Evidence and Experts,” “Educating Judges and Juries,” “Expert Testimony” and “Prosecuting Cold Case” on behalf of the New Mexico Coalition of Programs in Albuquerque, New Mexico to an audience including but not limited to, dual sexual assault/domestic violence program staff, health professionals, law enforcement officers and mental health professionals.
National Sexual Assault Conference (NSAC)
SPARC Director Jennifer Landhuis presented “Identifying and Responding to Victims of Sexual Assault Who Experience Stalking” on behalf of the Califorina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) in Anaheim, Califorina to an audience of sexual assault/domestic violence program staff, law enforcement, and prosecutors.
Rape Shield
We have developed three individual resources on rape shield, to include a survey of United States statutes, a collection of relevant case law, and a chart surveying the rules of admissibility across the country.
Victim Privileges and Confidentiality
This resource is a statutory compilation on victim privilege and confidentiality laws broken down by practitioner.
Strangulation
This resource includes a statutory compilation of strangulation crimes in the 50 states, District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, Military, and federal jurisdictions. Relevant case law is also included, where applicable, for each jurisdiction. AEquitas has also developed an additional document discussing the legislative response to strangulation.
Statute of Limitations for Sexual Assault Offenses
This resources includes an analysis of and the law on statutes of limitations for sexual offenses in the 50 states, District of Columbia, U.S. Territories, Military, and federal jurisdictions.
Sexual Abuse in Confinement
This resource comprises a variety of cases from each state and also federal jurisdictions that involve criminal or administrative proceedings in which sexual abuse in confinement is a factor. These types of cases include: criminal cases in which some form of sexual abuse in confinement was charged or was raised as a defense; administrative disciplinary proceedings against inmates or staff involving allegations of sexual abuse in confinement; criminal cases in which evidence of the defendant’s prior acts of sexual abuse in confinement were presented for purposes of sentencing; appeals of post-sentence civil commitment proceedings in which evidence included acts of sexual abuse committed while in confinement; and civil cases presenting issues as to the investigation and response to reports of sexual abuse in confinement. This digest also includes case law from each state and federal jurisdiction.
Reporting Requirement for Competent Adult Victims of Sexual Violence
This resource outlines each state and territory’s requirements for reporting in sexual violence cases as well as who is responsible and held accountable for the act of reporting.
