Webinar March 30, 2021
Stalking 2.0: The Use of Technology to Stalk
Stalkers are creative criminals who use – and misuse – a variety of technologies to locate, surveil, and monitor their victims. This webinar will address common technologies utilized by stalkers, discuss evidence preservation concerns, and identify effective safety-planning strategies.
Free for members / $25 for non-members
All registrants will receive a recording of this webinar offering. Closed captions will be provided during the webinar. A transcript will be sent to all registrants afterwards.
SPEAKER
Dana Fleitman (M.A.Ed.H.D) is the Training & Awareness Specialist of the Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC) of AEquitas. As the SPARC Training & Awareness Specialist, she develops resources and publications on stalking, as well as providing training and technical assistance. Prior to joining SPARC, Dana was the Senior Manager of Prevention and Training Programs at Jewish Women International (JWI), the leading Jewish organization working to end violence against all women and girls. Her work at JWI included creating, delivering, and managing multiple educational programs on interpersonal and sexual violence for audiences ranging from teens to professionals in the field. Her programs included Safe Smart Dating (an award-winning co-ed workshop on sexual assault and dating abuse for college students), Dating Abuse: Tools for Talking to Teens (a bystander intervention program empowering adults to have successful conversations with young people) and Boy to Mensch (an OVW-funded program that engages young men on issues of violence against women in the Orthodox Jewish community of Baltimore). She also wrote and supported federal and foundation grants, coordinated a monthly webinar training program, and presented at the 2016 End Violence Against Women Conference in Washington, D.C. Dana’s prior experience includes coordinating training and technical assistance for the HHS Office of Adolescent Health teen pregnancy prevention grantees. She also has direct service experience with groups including foster teens, refugees and recent immigrants. Dana graduated from American University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and George Washington University with a Master of Arts in Education and Human Development. She is based in Washington, D.C.