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.
An undercover investigator is accused of using taxpayer dollars to pay for sex acts to shut down massage parlors.
AEquitas and the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) hosted a pop-up webinar to discuss application eligibility and the process for applying for FY’21 Innovative Prosecution Solutions for Combating Violent Crime (IPS) funding. The presentation focused on program…
Consensual sex that becomes non-consensual through stealthing pose a legal challenge for survivors seeking justice.
Apply for funding to respond to violent crime in your jurisdiction.
Malorie Palmer joins AEquitas, where she will be working to improve access to justice for survivors.
Employ strategies for achieving justice for survivors of exploitation who intersect with the criminal justice system.
The criminal justice system can serve as both an on-ramp to and an off-ramp from sex trafficking and exploitation. As gatekeepers within the criminal justice system, prosecutors are uniquely positioned to identify sexually exploited women and girls, make fair charging decisions, facilitate criminal…
Human traffickers assert force, fraud, and coercion against victims in order to profit from commercial sex or forced labor or services. Offenders use a variety of tactics designed to ensure that victims will do what they are told without resistance, questioning, or disclosure to law enforcement.…
Assess the culpability of victims of trafficking and exploitation who are involved in crimes.
The criminal justice system can serve as both an on ramp to and an off ramp from sexual exploitation. To minimize on ramps and maximize off ramps, we must first understand the complex nature of sex trafficking and exploitation. Traffickers prey upon vulnerabilities that are often historic and…
Identify factors that impact entry into “the Life” of sexual exploitation and trafficking, as well as the factors that impede or delay exits.
Anticipate and overcome legal issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.