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.
Examine the limitations of self-collected sexual assault kits from both healthcare and legal perspectives.
Trauma is a direct result of the abuse and exploitation that offenders inflict on victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. This acute trauma, often compounded with historical trauma, impacts survivor’s ability to fully participate in the criminal justice process. As a result, a…
Recognize signs of victim trauma, particularly trauma exacerbated by racial discrimination, and employ strategies to build trust and rapport with victims.
One specific responsibility of law enforcement and prosecutors working on human trafficking cases is to write various reports, affidavits, and briefs that effectively document incidents of sex and labor trafficking. It is crucial for these documents to accurately reflect complex trafficking…
Effectively document incidents of sex and labor trafficking to protect victims, hold offenders accountable, and educate the public.
Presenters: Patricia D. Powers, AEquitas Attorney Advisor and Dr. Rebecca Campbell, Professor of Psychology at Michigan StateThis presentation discussed the impact of trauma on victims of violent crimes in cold and current cases, and explore practice-based research to assist allied professional in…
Victims are impacted by violent crimes in a myriad of ways. Although there are commonalities, each victim’s response to trauma is unique to that individual. In order to support victim engagement throughout the criminal justice process, allied professionals must interact with victims in ways that…
Advancing Justice With DNA Technologies will be presented by Patricia D. Powers, Attorney Advisor with AEquitas, and Misty Marra Williamson, DNA Analyst and DNA Laboratory Coordinator at the Marshall University Forensic Science Center on Wednesday, July 28th from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET. Doors will…
The National Immigrant Women's Advocacy Project (NIWAP) hosted a Question and Answer Session with USCIS U visa Policy Experts, including AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson, and they answered questions about the current state of the U Visa program and certification.
Presented by Jonathan Kurland, AEquitas Attorney Advisor and Tara Patet, Senior Prosecutor, City Attorney's Office in St. Paul, MN. This webinar was one of eleven in a series hosted by the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life between July 13th and November 30th, 2021.
Justice can be measured and achieved in a variety of ways. In human trafficking cases, there are a number of avenues to justice—and it is paramount to consider both a victim’s perception of justice and law enforcement’s objective to maximize offender accountability. Determining the most effective…
Interacting with the criminal legal system can be confusing, overwhelming and even retraumatizing for children and teens. However, through the Center for Court Innovation's Child Witness Materials Development Project, a package of interactive, developmentally-informed educational materials has been…