I'm Jamie Beebe.

And I'm Jake Deptula.

On today's episode of Strictly Stock and we're speaking with Jennifer Gentile Long,

CEO and co-founder of Equitas, a nonprofit transforming the way sexual violence, trafficking, intimate partner violence, and stalking are prosecuted.

Jennifer began her career as a Philadelphia assistant district attorney, dating up for victims of abuse.

She went on to lead national efforts to improve prosecution practices, and today, Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney, dating up for victims of abuse.

She went on to lead national efforts to improve prosecution practices.

And today, through Equotas, she works with prosecutors and policymakers around the world to bring innovation and accountability to the pursuit of justice.

She's here to share how she and her organization are fighting to educate, empower, and support

survivors everywhere.

Jennifer, thank you for joining us today.

Thank you so much for having me.

And thank you for all you do to raise awareness around stalking and all of the related

crimes that we cover.

We really appreciate it.

What inspired you to become a prosecutor in the first place?

Funny. When I get asked that question, I mean, if I'm being honest, I think, you know,

when you're young and growing up and the people you love or that love you, you become very aware

of how prevalent stalking, sexual violence, intimate partner violence, child abuse, trafficking,

even back then when we didn't have a law for it, you start understanding how those crimes have

impacted people close to you who maybe have never told anyone, never reported. So I think in many

ways, the inspiration, the interest of trying to work with survivors of those crimes,

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