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.
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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.
This webinar addresses the potential impact of pandemic safety measures on criminal jury trials and strategies for protecting the integrity of the proceedings. Presenters discuss strategies for triaging delayed cases; considerations of constitutional rights, including the 6th amendment right to a…
Pilot multidisciplinary efforts to adapt criminal jury trials and other proceedings to pandemic conditions.
This two-part webinar series presented by the Denver District Attorney’s Office, in partnership with AEquitas, explores the scope of data available from sources of digital evidence and strategies on how such data can effectively be developed with forensically-sound practices. Presenters discuss…