Intimate Partner Violence Foundations: Not Just a Box to Check: Building Trust and Rapport

This webinar is part of a 10-episode podcast-style series focused on the foundational elements of prosecuting intimate partner violence cases (IPV). In each episode, AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson engages in conversations with other AEquitas staff, former prosecutors with years of experience prosecuting IPV.

In this episode, Jane and Attorney Advisor Patti Powers discuss how to assess victims’ needs and provide meaningful access to appropriate services, communicate effectively with victims at all stages of a case, and improve victim disclosures. They highlight what building trust and rapport with victims may look like, challenges prosecutors may face when establishing relationships with victims, and strategies to overcome these challenges.

At the conclusion of this presentation, viewers will be better able to:

• Build trust and rapport with victims;
• Enhance prosecutions through improved victim disclosures; and
• Demonstrate that the criminal justice system is a safe place for victims

Additional resources related to this episode:

• Integrating a Trauma-Informed Response in Violence Against Women and Human Trafficking Prosecutions by Viktoria Kristiansson, AEquitas Attorney Advisor Emeritus, and Charlene Whitman-Barr, AEquitas Senior Associate Attorney Emeritus