Author: PCE
Every prosecutor office is facing questions about rapidly emerging generative AI (GAI) technology and how to use it appropriately. This paper addresses the effective integration of GAI in a prosecutor’s office.
If you’re feeling the weight of your caseload and looking for solutions, PCE can help. Our resources include information on technology that can help analyze your caseloads, funding opportunities that may be available, and the challenges of weighing caseloads and workloads. If you’re in need of more assistance as you examine your caseload, PCE has the ability to conduct a caseload study in your office, including recommendations for improving caseloads and workloads in your office. Reach Out Today.
Read MorePublications from 2024 and prior from external groups that related to PCE Resource Library topics.

The following documents were developed by DOJ and released in March 2019. They constitute uniform language for testimony and reports (ULTR).
Every prosecutor’s office is facing questions about rapidly emerging artificial intelligence technology and how to use it appropriately in and out of the courtroom. Our resources include info from prosecutors who are effectively using AI in their work as well as information on the challenges AI can create for the criminal justice system, as a whole.

Author: PCE
Every prosecutor office is facing questions about rapidly emerging generative AI (GAI) technology and how to use it appropriately. This paper addresses the effective integration of GAI in a prosecutor’s office.
Author: Antonia Merzon
Criminal justice practitioners are facing questions about emerging AI technology and how to use it appropriately. This article offers guidance for criminal justice practitioners interested in adopting GAI technology.
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.
On June 3, 2025 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on prosecuting in the age of AI. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE. Topics included the path to generative AI, AI and ethics for prosecutors, and more.
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It’s pervasive, it’s complicated, and it’s often deadly. The gun violence epidemic is influenced by many factors and, as prosecutors, we must consider all of them. See how prosecutors are approaching gun violence prosecution and prevention measures they’re taking to reduce gun violence in their jurisdictions.

From partnering with local organizations on multi-stakeholder strategies to developing their own gun violence reduction programs to raising funds to support new programming, prosecutors are getting innovative in their approach to combating gun violence. See how:
Authors: NBP and PCE
Through research, innovation, collaboration, and outreach, prosecutor offices are developing many effective methods for investigating and litigating these violent crimes, as well as preventing future incidents. This paper provides an overview of some of the successful approaches being used by prosecutors around the country.

From partnering with local organizations on multi-stakeholder strategies to developing their own gun violence reduction programs to raising funds to support new programming, prosecutors are getting innovative in their approach to combating gun violence. See how:
Authors: CJPL and PCE
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 MoreAuthors: PCE, National Policing Institute
This article provides a basic understanding of gunshot detection system technology, its investigative and evidentiary value, and issues prosecutors may encounter when trying to admit gunshot detection system evidence at trial.

San Diego Office of the City Attorney (San Diego, CA)
The San Diego City Attorney’s Office (SDCA) is using California’s Red Flag Laws to prevent gun violence, before it happens, using a state law that allows law enforcement to seize weapons from individuals who have been proved a danger to themselves or others.
Read MoreLocation: Salt Lake City, UT
Read MoreSep 27, 2022 – Sep 29, 2022
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

University of Pennsylvania
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.
Read MoreAuthors: PCE, NRTAC
This paper, developed by PCE’s Executive Director Kristine Hamann and St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office Chief of Trials Rachel Smith, addresses the critical question of how best to maximize the resources of a public forensic laboratory.
Author(s): Kristine Hamann and John Delaney
Fifteen seasoned violent-crime prosecutors shared their ideas about how to improve the investigation of violent crimes at a meeting sponsored by BJA and DOJ. This paper shares an overview of the meeting discussion and the approaches and challenges faced by the jurisdictions at the meeting.
Your case rests on your evidence. In the last decade, the possibilities for that evidence have increased immensely. So how do you deal with it all? Our resources dive into new technologies, staffing needs, and more.

Author: PCE NBP

Speaker: John Wixted

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.
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Author: PCE
A new form of evidence can now be found at millions of households across the country. The video doorbell, a device providing a live stream from the front door directly to a person’s phone, has already been used as evidence in countless cases. See how it can be used, the challenges of using a device, and more in our guide for prosecutors:
On September 9, 2024 PCE and AE hosted a webinar about digital evidence at trial, a sequel to our PCE Pop-Up The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Digital Evidence.
Read MoreOn May 9, 2024 PCE hosted a webinar about how to effectively use digital evidence in a time of technological change. Speakers discuss legal considerations of AI, and more.
Read MoreOn October 18, 2022, PCE hosted part one of a series on how crime analysts can improve prosecutions. On September 29, 2023, PCE hosted part two of the series.
Read MoreAuthors: PCE, National Policing Institute
This article provides a basic understanding of gunshot detection system technology, its investigative and evidentiary value, and issues prosecutors may encounter when trying to admit gunshot detection system evidence at trial.

New York County District Attorney’s Office (New York, NY)
The Manhattan DA’s Office brought in expert instructors to train investigators and prosecutors in Science Based Interview (SBI) techniques derived from research conducted by members of U.S. Intelligence Agencies in support of the High Value Detainee Interrogation Group.
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El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office (El Dorado County, CA)
The District Attorney’s Office in El Dorado County, California (DAED) is spearheading a national effort to train law enforcement and prosecutors in Science Based Interview (SBI) techniques derived from research conducted by members of U.S. Intelligence Agencies in support of the High Value Detainee Interrogation Group.
Read MoreAuthors: PCE and Gaelin Bernstein
Read about the various essential tasks that a crime analyst can perform in a prosecutor office.
Authors: PCE, NRTAC
This paper, developed by PCE’s Executive Director Kristine Hamann and St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office Chief of Trials Rachel Smith, addresses the critical question of how best to maximize the resources of a public forensic laboratory.
Author(s): Kristine Hamann
As police departments across the United States embrace the use of police body-worn cameras, the cameras will inevitably capture a great deal of evidentiary material that will be useful in every type of criminal prosecution.
Author(s): Kristine Hamann, PCE
It is imperative that prosecutors be involved in the BWC uptake process as early as possible. The cameras will inevitably capture a great deal of evidentiary material that will be used in every type of criminal prosecution.
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Author(s): Kristine Hamann, Rebecca Rader Brown
In May 2013, a Colorado man fails to show up to work. Concerned, the man’s boss visits his house, where the man’s roommate refuses to let the boss enter. The boss contacts the police, who launch a missing person investigation. Using cell tower technology, police are able to approximate the missing man’s location in the hours leading up to his disappearance.
Read MoreThis eyewitness identification toolkit provides prosecutors with an overview of the research behind witness memory and offers guidance for developing identification procedures. Prosecutors should take the lead in making sure that the identification procedures used in their state yield reliable, admissible evidence. The first step is to learn what procedures their police departments are using and to determine if they are fair and reliable.
June 23, 2016 — Volume 14
Around the country, prosecutors have supported the recording of custodial interrogations and have pushed for the creation of voluntary policies and, in some instances, endorsed legislation. Police have embraced this technology as well. The Colorado Best Practices Committee issued a report providing a national perspective on the progress made in this area.
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2016 — Volume 5
Police departments around the country are purchasing body worn cameras (BWC) at an accelerating pace. Prosecutors should get involved in this process as early as possible. Here is a brief overview of some of the issues prosecutors may consider. Also attached is a selection of model policies, articles and reports that provide more detailed information.
Read MoreAuthor: Kristine Hamann
Following proper procedure is key to our criminal justice system to ensure that our work meets the appropriate standards. Keep up with procedural changes and best practices by exploring our resources.

One thing is known – the laws and practices on expungement and sealing will continue to evolve and change.
Authors: PCE and AEquitas

Survivor Justice Legislation: Through a Prosecutorial Lens
As part of PCE’s Quick Learning Series, Lisa Perlman, Chief of the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) Unit in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office (NY) discusses survivor justice legislation. Video Duration: 00:15:51
Author: PCE
A list of statutes relevant to sealing and expungement as of 2023.

Arizona Prosecuting Attorney’s Advisory Council (Phoenix, AZ)
The APAAC has developed a public, internet accessible database that contains names of law enforcement officers for whom there are materials which must be provided in discovery in order to comply with Brady v. Maryland and its progeny.
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Read about how prosecutors can address injustice through better collaboration with the communities they serve.
Kristine Hamann 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.
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