Prosecutors, Police and the Pandemic

Location: Virtual (location was Denver, CO, was cancelled due to corona virus)

Time: 9:30 AM (EST) – 5 PM (EST)

Details: For Prosecutors Only. To View Agenda Click Here.

Authors: Arc, NAMI, PCE

Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) or mental illness are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, as victims, witnesses, suspects, and defendants. In an effort to inform prosecutors’ strategies when working with these individuals, PCE, in collaboration with the Arc and NAMI, has developed this guide.

The guide includes the following information:

• An overview of I/DD and mental illness and the legal obligations involved when interacting with people with I/ DD or mental illness
• Practical approaches for prosecutors to more effectively work with these populations, as victims, witnesses, or defendants
• Examples of programs that prosecutors have either created or participated in that address the involvement of persons with I/DD or mental illness in the criminal justice system

Location: Washington, DC

Attending: Arkansas, California, Colorado, US Department of Justice, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin.

Location: Denver, CO

Attending: California, Colorado, Idaho, New York, Texas, Utah, Washington.

Location: St. Louis, MO

Attending: Arizona, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin.

Location: Boston, MA

Attending: Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia.

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Attending: Alabama, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Attending: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont.

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

National Conference sponsored by the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office and Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence.

Location: Spokane, WA

Attending: Arizona, California,Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Utah, Washington