Our staff are available to provide customized training related to sexual violence, domestic and intimate partner violence, stalking, human trafficking, child abuse, elder abuse, and witness intimidation.
Natalie Dolci (LICSW) is the Project Manager of the National Resource Center for Cybercrimes (NRCC), an AEquitas initiative. As Project Manager of NRCC, she oversees the development of resources and publications as well as training and technical assistance on technology-facilitated abuse,…
Like most prosecutors, Jennifer Long learned on the job. Now she helps train them. After starting her career in a DA's office, Jennifer moved into handling child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault cases. Today, she's the founder and CEO of AEquitas, a nonprofit that supports prosecutors…
Pending OJP Conference ApprovalIdentifying, investigating, and prosecuting labor trafficking requires a collaborative approach. "Collaborative Responses to Identifying, Investigating, & Prosecuting Labor Trafficking (LT)" is a free, in-person, 3-day multidisciplinary training that will provide…
Learn how to tackle witness intimidation by supporting victim witnesses, preserving evidence of intimidation, and litigating motions to admit evidence under the doctrine of forfeiture by wrongdoing.
AEquitas Senior Attorney Advisor Jon Kurland examines I May Destroy You, Michaela Cole’s unflinching portrayal of alcohol-facilitated sexual assault, involuntary intoxication, and rape. Drawing on Jon’s decades of prosecutorial experience, they break down how the law defines consent and how…
The National Resource Center for Cybercrimes (NRCC) offers practical, trustworthy guidance for professionals and communities addressing digital abuse against individuals, focusing on cyberstalking, nonconsensual distribution of intimate images (NDII), and technology-facilitated abuse. Through…
This presentation will focus on common victim responses to trauma, as well as their impact on fact finders' assessment of victim credibility in domestic and sexual violence cases. The presenter will summarize the law related to the introduction of expert testimony and highlight the importance of…
Assistant State Attorney and Intimate Partner Violence Specialist Kristina Mills joins to examine the Netflix series You and its portrayal of stalking behaviors, including surveillance, life invasion, intimidation, and interference. Using the first episode as a case study, they highlight why…
Former AEquitas Senior Attorney Advisor Patti Powers and Cuyahoga County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Dan Van examine two powerful productions—Unbelievable and I Am Evidence—and examine what they reveal about serial rapists, untested rape kits, and the consequences of delayed justice. Drawing…
Jon Junig of the New York County District Attorney’s Office joins to examine the 2007 documentary Very Young Girls, which exposed the recruitment and extreme violence inflicted on sexually exploited women and girls in New York City and highlighted the critical, multidisciplinary support survivors…
Witness intimidation and manipulation factor into almost every domestic violence prosecution. Abusers engage in these tactics because they often work. When witness intimidation is successful, victims decline to participate in the prosecution, they minimize the abuse on the witness stand, or they…
Learn how to navigate the complex ethical considerations of intimate partner and sexual violence cases, which include issues of prosecutorial discretion, the investigative function of a prosecutor, disclosure of evidence, witness intimidation, recantation, and compulsion of victim testimony.