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.
Explore the dynamics of economic abuse in intimate partner relationships and learn strategies to achieve justice that incorporates the victim’s need for economic security.
Understand the illicit massage business (IMB) organizational model, recruitment and exploitation methods, and the need for evidence-based prosecution strategies.
Review common victim behaviors and dynamics in sexual violence cases and their impact on perceived credibility; identify ways to work with expert testimony in these cases.
Examine the Prison Rape Elimination Act and national standards related to a victim-centered, offender-focused investigation, and prosecution best practices in sexual abuse in confinement cases.
Consider the ethical challenges of providing evidence material to a defendant's guilt while protecting the victim from unnecessary disclosure in gender-based violence cases; learn collaborative, pretrial and trial strategies.
Understand the importance of coordination between prosecutors and civil attorneys in supporting victims of intimate partner violence.
Review common victim behaviors and dynamics in intimate partner violence cases and their impact on perceived credibility; identify ways to work with experts in these cases.
Gain insight into the nature of stalking and learn best practices for prosecuting offenders.
Examine the dynamics of sexual abuse in confinement and learn effective strategies for investigating and prosecuting these cases.
Examine the Supreme Court's opinion in Elonis v. U.S. and its implications for investigations and prosecutions involving online threats and stalking
Examine the Supreme Court's opinion in Elonis v. U.S. and its implications for investigations and prosecutions involving online threats and stalking.
Patti Powers leaves the Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney to work for AEquitas.