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.
Foundations of Sexual Violence Prosecutions is a ten-episode podcast-style series focused on the foundational elements of prosecuting sexual violence cases. In each episode, AEquitas Attorney Advisor Jane Anderson engages in conversations with other AEquitas staff, former prosecutors with years of…
In August 2022, AEquitas virtually held the National Institute on the Prosecution of Domestic Violence.
In June 2022, AEquitas virtually held the 3-day National Institute on the Prosecution of Sexual Violence.
Learn how to successfully prosecute intimate partner violence cases even when the victim is an absent or reluctant witness using evidence-based prosecution.
Closing a trafficking case in court doesn’t end a survivor’s journey. Many continue to face housing instability, employment barriers, and ongoing trauma long after prosecution. Denise Wyatt, Executive Director of the Family Healing Center in Fresno, shares how coordinated care, agency partnerships,…
David Weiss, Chief of the Human Trafficking Unit at the Brooklyn DA’s Office, joins us to discuss how evidence-based strategies can reduce reliance on victim testimony while protecting victim dignity in the courtroom. He also shares that, in doing so, prosecutors can build survivor-centered cases,…
Pending OVC ApprovalThis training is a unique opportunity for elected and executive-level leadership from police and prosecutor agencies to develop and refine human trafficking responses to improve victim identification and promote public safety.Experienced faculty with a variety of subject-matter…
OJP Approved!Beyond the Basics was a free, in-person, 3-day advanced human trafficking training. This OVC-funded event was offered as part of the OVC Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking training series for ECM task forces. The highly interactive and…
Prosecutors seeking justice in crimes of sexual and domestic violence must often balance holding perpetrators accountable and valuing victim autonomy. Many victims are unable to participate in the prosecution for reasons including fear, ongoing trauma, love for or loyalty to the perpetrator,…
A prosecutor is “the servant of the law, the twofold aim of which is that guilt shall not escape or innocence suffer. . . . It is as much his duty to refrain from improper methods calculated to produce a wrongful conviction as it is to use every legitimate means to bring about a just one” (Berger…
The National Institute on the Prosecution of Domestic Violence Homicide (NIPDVH) was an in-person held from April 28–May 1, 2026, in Tucson, AZ.NIPDVH was an intensive, three-and-a-half-day in-person training designed for prosecutors who handle homicide cases, domestic violence cases, or both. The…
Identifying, investigating, and prosecuting labor trafficking requires a collaborative approach. "Collaborative Responses to Identifying, Investigating, & Prosecuting Labor Trafficking (LT)" was a free, in-person, 3-day multidisciplinary training that provided opportunities for law enforcement,…