Community Justice – Moving Cases Out of the Criminal Justice System

Presenter: Assistant Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (Criminal Division) Daniel Clark (King County (Seattle), WA) Click Here (Duration 16:37) | PowerPoint

Presenter: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and the Director of Innovative Prosecution Solutions – Kate Brubacher (Jackson (Kansas City), MO) Click Here (Duration 15:45)

Presenters: Deputy Attorney General – Allison Abessinio and Community Engagement Specialist – Corie Priest (Delaware) Click Here (Duration 17:23) | Community Engagement Unit Pamphlet | Judy Johnson Park Flyer | Resource Hub Flyer | What’s Next Flyer

Presenter: Executive Assistant District Attorney for the Community Relations Division – Joyce Smith (Nassau, NY) Click Here (Duration 16:09) | PowerPoint

Presentation moderator Kristine Hamann of PCE discusses reducing the criminal justice footprint with Assistant DA Nicole Ortsman-Dauer (New York County, NY) and DA Beth McCann (Denver, CO) at the October Best Practices Conference, “The Modern Prosecutor As Problem Solver – Looking to Data and Collaboration for Solutions”.

Summit County District Attorney’s Office (Akron, OH) 

Population: 541,013 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 63 | Contact Information

As a new office strategy, grand jurors and trial jurors are asked to survey the performance of prosecutors and other justice partners to identify training needs and promote better case preparation. The use of surveys has also been expanded to address staff concerns about working conditions, such as office safety protocols in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.  

Monroe County District Attorney’s Office (Rochester, NY)

Population: 741,770 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 85 | Contact Information

The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office is asking jurors to survey the grand jury process and the performance of prosecutors and other justice partners during their service. While juror concerns are used to inform prosecutor training needs, positive comments are also shared with the office as part of a popular employee recognition program. This recognition is highly desired by prosecutors.

Ingham County District Attorney’s Office (Lansing, MI)

In the Ingham County District Attorney’s Office, prosecutors are no longer filing cases that result from non-safety traffic stops, even where contraband may be discovered.

Davis County District Attorney’s Office (Farmington, UT)

The Davis County District Attorney’s Office engaged community volunteers to establish the Conviction Integrity Unit which runs independently of the office to review convictions.