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.
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.
City of Manchester, New Hampshire
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson presented “Going Forward Without the Victim: Evidence-Based Prosecution of Domestic Violence” and “Integrating a Trauma-Informed Response” on behalf of the City of Manchester in Manchester, New Hampshire to an audience of prosecutors, law enforcement, systems-based advocates, and community-based advocates.
Partnering for a Future Without Violence Conference
AEquitas Attorney Advisors Jane Anderson and John Wilkinson presented “Safer Victims, Stronger Cases: Benefits of Trauma-Informed Prosecution,” “Disarming the Batterer: Intimate Partner Violence & Firearms,” and “#Guilty: Identifying, Preserving, and Presenting Digital Evidence” on behalf of the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office in Bartlett, New Hampshire.
Human Trafficking Symposium
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson presented “Ethical Considerations in Human Trafficking Cases” on behalf of the Pennsylvania State Police, Office of Homeland Security at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
Oklahoma State Specific Sexual Violence Institute
AEquitas Attorney Advisors Jane Anderson, Jon Kurland, Patti Powers, and John Wilkinson presented “Overcoming the Consent Defense,” “Trauma-Informed Interviewing,” “Introducing Expert Testimony,” “Pretrial Motions Practice,” “Voir Dire,” “Cross-Examination,” “Medical Evidence and Experts,” “Alcohol-Facilitated Sexual Assault,” and “Ethical Considerations” on behalf of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Iowa County Attorneys Fall Training Conference
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Patti Powers presented “Prosecution of Cold Cases of Sexual Assault” and “Overcoming the Consent Defense: Prosecuting the Non-Stranger Rapist” on behalf of RTI International in Des Moines, Iowa to an audience of prosecutors.
