Crime Strategy Units, Making the Case to Law Enforcement
Preventing and Prosecuting Gun Violence Part 1: Law Enforcement and Community
Deputy DA Michael Vidmar, Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office, California
Working with the Community to Reduce Violence
Preventing and Prosecuting Gun Violence Part 1: Law Enforcement and Community
Debra Gillispie: Mothers Against Gun Violence (MAGV), Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Social Science Researcher Stacy Sechrist, PhD, RTI International, Justice Practice Area
Citizen Meetings with the District Attorney
Preventing and Prosecuting Gun Violence Part 1: Law Enforcement and Community
Chief Assistant DA Anna Rossi Anderson, Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Utah
An Introduction to Science-Based Interviewing
Science-Based Interviewing for the Modern Prosecutor and Detective
Wayne Thomas, BSC (HONS) PSYCH, MA (OXON), PGCE, MBPSS, Tailored Training Programs
The Manhattan DA’s Science-Based Interviewing Development Program
Science-Based Interviewing for the Modern Prosecutor and Detective
Linda Ford, Counsel to the Legal Training Unit, New York County District Attorney’s Office, New York
PCE Pop-Up: Science-Based Interviewing for the Modern Prosecutor and Detective
On September 9, 2025 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on Science-Based Interviewing. It focused on prosecutor’s use of evidence backed techniques grounded in psychology and cognitive science to gather accurate and reliable information from witnesses, victims, and suspects. These methods prioritize rapport-building and open-ended questioning to reduce bias, enhance recall, and strengthen the quality of evidence. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read MorePolice Impeachment Disclosure- Approaches for the Modern Prosecutor
Author: NBP
This paper explores methods that can be used by prosecutor offices across the country to identify and disclose police impeachment material. Statewide efforts to standardize impeachment disclosure also are examined. The purpose of this paper is to provide general information for prosecutors considering these issues.
PCE NBP: Preventing and Prosecuting Gun Violence – Part 2
On July 17th, 2025 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on preventing and prosecuting gun violence. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read MoreThe Right Thing
Author: DAASNY
“Prosecutors have more freedom than any other actor to do “the right thing.” Prosecutors find the truth, decide who should be charged, or hold the perpetrator accountable. Only prosecutors are given the freedom – and with it the ethical duty – to promote all these vital components of “the right thing.””
PCE-Microsoft Hackathon on AI in Prosecution
PCE and Microsoft teamed up for a 2-day in-person event in Chicago, IL on June 17-18, 2025. Here prosecutors and IT staff across the country discussed AI and ethical/use policy, did a crash course on co-pilot and were able to put their knowledge into hands-on guided prompt datasets.