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.
Prosecutors seeking justice in crimes of sexual and domestic violence must often balance holding perpetrators accountable and valuing victim autonomy. Many victims are unable to participate in the prosecution for reasons including fear, ongoing trauma, love for or loyalty to the perpetrator,…
A Broader Sense of Justice: Respecting Victim Autonomy While Pursuing Offender Accountability
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), also known as Red Flag Laws, are a promising tool of intervention but are relatively unknown to prosecutors across the nation. ERPOs are court orders that temporarily restrict access to firearms for individuals at elevated risk of harming themselves or…
Engage in pre-trial motions practice to enhance accountability for offenders and protect victim privacy.
Present powerful evidence of a victim’s experience of sexual violence at trial.
Utilize powerful DNA evidence to prosecute sexual violence and enhance public safety.
Hold offenders of sexual violence accountable for the full extent of their criminal activity.
Enhance prosecutions of alcohol-facilitated sexual assault through offender-focused arguments and collaboration with toxicologists.
Overcome challenges to building trust with victims in sexual violence cases.
Strengthen collaboration with victim service professionals in sexual violence prosecutions.
Enhance investigations and prosecutions of sexual violence through collaboration with law enforcement.
Leverage trauma-informed strategies to enhance investigations and prosecutions of sexual violence cases.