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PCE Videos: Recruitment and Retention Part II

On July 7, 2022 PCE, hosted a second webinar on recruitment and retention for prosecutors that included segments on intern programming and prosecutor-centered law school courses. View the Part I webinar.

Helping Jurors Address Post Trial Trauma (2021)

Office of the Platte County Prosecutor, Platte County MO

The Platte County Prosecutor’s Office provides information connecting jurors with free mental health services after difficult cases.

Precision Policing Can Reduce Gun Violence: Evidence from Gang Takedowns in NYC (2021)

Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Aaron Chalfin partnered with Michael LaForest, Pennsylvania State University, and Jacob Kaplan, Princeton University, to analyze large-scale “takedowns” in New York City.

Procedural Justice Training for Prosecutors (2021)

Pennsylvania District Attorney’s Association (Harrisburg, PA)

In partnership with the Villanova law school, the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association launched a four-part virtual briefing series on procedural justice.

Yolo County District Attorney’s Office Commons Data Transparency Portal (2021)

Yolo County District Attorney’s Office (Woodland, CA)

Created with nonprofit Measures for Justice, the Commons Data Transparency Portal aims to be transparent about the work of the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office and to influence policy.

Philadelphia District Attorney’s DATA Lab (2019)

Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (Philadelphia, PA)

In November of 2019, the DATA (District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics) Lab was established in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office with the launch of a data dashboard.

King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office Data Dashboard (2020)

King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (King County, WA)

Utilizing the office’s Prosecutor by Karpel case management system to examine data, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office published a public data dashboard using Microsoft Power BI.

Florida State Attorney’s Office, Fourth Judicial Circuit, Data Dashboard (2020)

Office of the State Attorney of the Fourth Judicial Circuit (Jacksonville, FL)

Created with Florida International University and Loyola University of Chicago, the Office of the State Attorney of the Fourth Judicial Circuit‘s data dashboard focuses on prosecutorial performance indicators (PPIs).

Diverse Perspectives Key to Jackson County Community Advisory Board (2021)

Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office (Kansas City, MO)

The Jackson County Prosecutor Community Advisory Board consists of nine people of varying levels of expertise, including a person who had been wrongfully convicted.

Small Virginia Office Uses Community Volunteers in Advisory Board (2020)

Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney (City of Alexandria, VA)

In the summer of 2020, the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office initiated plans for a community advisory board by seeking applications online from constituents.