Rebutting the Rhetoric: A Virtual Implicit Bias Training
Location: Virtual
Date and Time: Thursday, November 12, 2020 from noon (EST) – 4:00 PM (EST)
The Role of the Modern Prosecutor: Spearheading Innovation
The role of the prosecutor has evolved dramatically over the last 40 years. PCE highlights a sampling of prosecutor innovations in this new report that dives into 221 programs from 150 prosecutor offices from across the country.
Interactive Map: Find prosecutor innovations by state, office, or program category with our new interactive map, which illustrates the breadth of innovation in the U.S. by highlighting 250+ programs in 150+ offices.
Read MoreSeeking Justice and Solutions: A Prosecutor’s Guide to Opioid Overdose Investigations
Drug crimes are one of the most wide-reaching crimes in our country, and one that can have massive ripple effects on communities. See what prosecutors are doing across the country to approach the problem and what might work in your community.
Authors: PCE and Aequitas
The Problem-Solving Prosecutor: Modern Variations on the Crime Strategies Unit
Authors: PCE, DANY, Bronx District Attorney’s Office, and Aequitas
PCE Pop-Up: Enhancing Community Trust
Location: Virtual
Date and Time: Monday, January 11, 2021 from noon (EST) – 2:00 PM (EST)
Details: Click here for meeting booklet
Reducing the Criminal Justice Footprint Consistent with Public Safety
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”.
Read MoreUsing Surveys to Inform Prosecutor Training Needs in Summit County (2021)
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.
Read MoreUsing Surveys to Inform Prosecutor Training Needs and Increase Morale in Monroe County (2021)
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.
Amending Case Review Policies to Reduce Disparate Impact of Non-Safety Traffic Stops (2021)
Ingham County District Attorney’s Office (Lansing, MI)
Population: 292,406 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 34 | Contact Information
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. The rationale behind this innovation is to reduce the disparate impact that such stops have on communities of color. Nationwide, drivers of color are disproportionately stopped and searched at a higher rate than similarly situated white drivers, even though searches of white drivers were more likely to result in the recovery of illegal contraband.
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