Transitioning Times

On October 5, 2015, Transitions hosted a training titled Stopping Human Trafficking in Central Pennsylvania at the Best Western Plus Country Cupboard Inn.  87 people attended, including 42 victim advocates, 16 law enforcement personnel, 13 medical professionals, 11 Children and Youth personnel, 3 prosecutors, and others.  Information was provided by Viktoria Kristiansson, Attorney Advisor for Aequitas: The Prosecutors’ Resource for Violence Against Women; Detective William Woolf with Fairfax County, Virginia; and D. Peter Johnson, Union County District Attorney.  Participants learned how to identify victims and perpetrators of human trafficking, how to successfully investigate human trafficking cases, and possible strategies at trial and sentencing.  Act 105, Pennsylvania’s human trafficking law, and new protections for victims, including Sexual Violence Protection Orders and Protection from Intimidation Orders were also reviewed.  This training was made possib...

On April 12, 2012, Transitions hosted Christopher Mallios, attorney advisor from Aequitas , the Prosecutor’s Resource for Violence against Women.  He presented seven hours of training to 45 law enforcement officers, including those serving in custody and probation capacities, 24 victim/witness coordinators and advocates, Snyder County’s District Attorney, and one of Northumberland County’s Assistant District Attorneys.  The training was supported by Grant No. 2009/2010/2011-VA-06-20518 awarded by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for the STOP Formula Grant Program, awarded to Snyder County.  It was held at Susquehanna University, with many of the participants coming from Snyder County.  Mr. Mallios presented information about alcohol facilitated sexual assault.  Participants learned that more than 97,000 students between the ages of 18 and 24 are victims of alcohol-related sexual assault or date rape, and that victims of d...