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.
SPARC Associate Advisor Dana Fleitman presented "Know More, Do More: Identifying and Responding to Stalking on College Campuses" on behalf of the Regents University of Colorado (RCU) in Boulder, Colorado to an audience of disability/deaf organization staff, law enforcement officers, mental health…
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Patti Powers presented "Jury Selection," "Alcohol-Facilitated Sexual Assault" and "Measuring Success" on behalf of the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs (NMCSAP) in Santa Fe, New Mexico to an audience of attorney's/law students, child advocates, educators,…
AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jonathan Kurland presented "Tender Years Testimony, Hearsay Exceptions, and Forfeiture by Wrongdoing" on behalf of the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to an audience of child advocates and prosecutors.
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.