AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jonathan Kurland presented “Ethical Considerations in Human Trafficking Cases” on behalf of the Office of Homeland Security, Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to an audience of attorney’s/law students, corrections personnel, dual sexual assault/domestic violence program staff, government agency staff, law enforcement officers, and prosecutors.
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
Investigating and Prosecuting Campus Sexual Assault
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jonathan Kurland, along with consultant Tom McDevitt, presented “Investigation and Prosecution of Campus Sexual Assault: Dispelling Myths,” “Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault,” and “Challenges Multiplied: Multiple Offenders” on behalf of The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to an audience of attorneys/law students, educators, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and victim-witness specialists.
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.
Labor Trafficking Conference
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson presented “What’s Immigration Got To Do With It? Strategies for Investigating and Prosecuting Cases Involving Immigrant Victims of Labor Trafficking” on behalf of the Catholic Charities of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky to an audience of attorneys/law students, community advocacy organization staff, faith based organization staff, law enforcement officers and prosecutors.
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
Advanced Cold Case Investigation and Prosecution Workshop
AEquitas Attorney Advisors Jonathan Kurland and Patricia Powers served as faculty facilitators on behalf of RTI International in Washington, D.C. and delivered a series of presentations, including but not limited to, “Victim-Centered Case Resolution,” “Cognitive Interviewing for Cold Case Prosecutions,” and “Offender Focused Investigation and Prosecution” to an audience of law enforcement officers and prosecutors.
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.
