Having an unbiased jury is essential to any trial. When trying cases involving immigrant victims of domestic or sexual violence, it is imperative that prosecutors develop a strategy to ensure that the jurors selected do not bear any prejudice against the victim and can understand the underlying dynamics of the case.
Know More, Do More: Identifying and Responding to Stalking on College Campuses
SPARC Associate Advisor Dana Fleitman presented “Know More, Do More: Identifying and Responding to Stalking on College Campuses” on behalf of the Regents University of Colorado (RCU) in Boulder, Colorado to an audience of disability/deaf organization staff, law enforcement officers, mental health professionals, and university student affairs staff.
Recognizing and Responding to Stalking
SPARC Associate Advisor Dana Fleitman and Retired Sgt. Mark Kurkowski presented “Understanding Stalking; Investigations and Hearings,” “Technology,” “Responding to Stalking” and “Best Practices, Resources, Questions ” on behalf of the Loudoun County Domestic Abuse Response Team & Loudoun Abused Women’s Shelter (LAWS) in Ashburn, Virginia to an audience of
Virginia Community Criminal Justice Association Annual Conference
SPARC Associate Advisor Dana Fleitman presented “Stalking 2.0: The Use of Technology to Stalk” on behalf of the Virginia Community Criminal Justice Association in Leesburg, Virginia to an audience of corrections staff and court personnel.
Protection Order Practice for Prosecutors and Law Enforcement
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Teresa Garvey and SPARC Director Jennifer Landhuis presented on topics including but not limited to, recognizing stalking, threat assessment, domestic violence related firearm prohibitions, overcoming the consent defense, and pre-trial release on behalf of the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Symposium
SPARC Associate Advisor Dana Fleitman presented on “Recognizing and Responding to Stalking” on behalf of ACTION in Community Through Service (ACTS) in Manassas, Virginia for an audience including community advocacy organization staff, court personnel, and sexual assault program staff.
Baltimore Area Higher Education Coalition Against Sexual Violence Sponsored Training on Stalking
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.
North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
SPARC Director Jennifer Landhuis presented “Stalking: Recognizing and Responding to Threats” in Greensboro, North Carolina for the NCBSI’s 40 Hour Threat Management Course on Stalking Identification and Risk Assessment to an audience of law enforcement officers.
Safety Training and Technical Assistance for Administrators, Boards, and Law Enforcement (STTAABLE) Campus Program – Winter 2018
SPARC Director Jennifer Landhuis presented “Use of Technology to Stalk” on behalf of East Central University in Orlando, Florida to an audience of campus judicial disciplinary board members, law enforcement officers, and mental health professionals.
YWCA of Lewiston
SPARC Director Jennifer Landhuis presented “Use of Technology to Stalk” in Lewiston, Idaho to an audience of dual sexual assault/domestic violence program staff, health professionals and law enforcement officers.
