What We Know About Prosecuting Gender Based Violence Perpetrators with Jennifer Long Reckoning

Jennifer Long is the CEO of AEquitas. AEquitas’ mission is to improve the quality of justice in sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and human trafficking cases by developing, evaluating, and refining prosecution practices that increase victim safety and offender accountability. AEquitas provides prosecutors with the support, training, mentorship, and resources necessary to objectively evaluate and constantly reexamine and refine their approach to justice in these cases. Jennifer (MGA, JD) also serves as an expert on issues related to the prosecution of sexual violence, gender-based violence, and human trafficking.

In this episode Jennifer discusses:


How AEquitas has evolved since its founding in 2009
How AEquitas helps ensure effective prosecution of crimes against some of the most vulnerable members of society
How media verbiage can influence perception of sex crimes
The challenges and victories of prosecuting sexual violence cases
Misassessment of victim culpability
The public desire to understand offenders
Her mixed emotions around whisper networks
The role of the community in sexual violence cases