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.
AEquitas staff, along with Polaris, hosted this training in Galveston, Texas and presented on the dynamics of commercial front brothels, implementing a trauma-informed approach, language access, immigration relief for victims of crime, and media engagement to an audience of government agency staff,…
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson presented "Body Worn Cameras & Gender Based Violence" and "Safeguarding Victim Privacy in a Digital World" on behalf of the Kentucky on behalf of Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc. (KASAP) in Lexington, Kentucky to attorney's/law…
AEquitas Attorney Advisor John Wilkinson presented "Predominant Aggressor" on behalf of the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV) in Durham, North Carolina to an audience of domestic violence program staff, law enforcement officers, and prosecutors.
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jonathan Kurland presented "Ethical Considerations in Human Trafficking Cases" on behalf of the Office of Homeland Security, Pennsylvania State Police in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to an audience of attorneys/law students, corrections personnel, dual sexual assault/domestic…
SPARC Associate Advisor Dana Fleitman and Retired Sgt. Mark Kurkowski presented "Understanding Stalking; Investigations and Hearings," "Technology," "Responding to Stalking" and "Best Practices, Resources, Questions " on behalf of the Loudoun County Domestic Abuse Response Team & Loudoun Abused…
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jonathan Kurland, along with consultant Tom McDevitt, presented "Investigation and Prosecution of Campus Sexual Assault: Dispelling Myths," "Alcohol Facilitated Sexual Assault," and "Challenges Multiplied: Multiple Offenders" on behalf of The Pennsylvania Coalition Against…
There is no one legal solution that wouldn’t put the burden of proof on a victim or incarcerate an innocent person.
Use the doctrine of forfeiture by wrongdoing to admit an absent victim’s hearsay statements, eliminating the payoff for defendants who seek to silence their victims.
SPARC Associate Advisor Dana Fleitman presented "Stalking 2.0: The Use of Technology to Stalk" on behalf of the Virginia Community Criminal Justice Association in Leesburg, Virginia to an audience of corrections staff and court personnel.
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson presented "What's Immigration Got To Do With It? Strategies for Investigating and Prosecuting Cases Involving Immigrant Victims of Labor Trafficking" on behalf of the Catholic Charities of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky to an audience of attorneys/law…
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Teresa Garvey and SPARC Director Jennifer Landhuis presented on topics including but not limited to, recognizing stalking, threat assessment, domestic violence related firearm prohibitions, overcoming the consent defense, and pre-trial release on behalf of the National…
AEquitas Attorney Advisors Jonathan Kurland and Patricia Powers served as faculty facilitators on behalf of RTI International in Washington, D.C. and delivered a series of presentations, including but not limited to, "Victim-Centered Case Resolution," "Cognitive Interviewing for Cold Case…