NEW CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPORTS DATA DRIVEN RESOURCE ALLOCATION (2020)

The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office (New Orleans, LA)

Population: 390,845| Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 57 | Contact Information

With an IPS grant, the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office (OPDA) is investing in specialized staff, data integration technology, and digitizing its case database by partnering with Prosecutor by Karpel (PBK). OPDA is harnessing the tools within PBK to create a repository of criminal intelligence that will demonstrate possible relations between offenders, witnesses, and crimes.

Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office (Brockton, MA)

Population: 4,500,00 | Number of Full-time Prosecutors: 260 | Contact Information

With Innovative Prosecution Solutions (IPS) grant funding, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office (PCDA) is hiring a new District Court prosecutor to vertically prosecute all firearms-related cases and an administrative assistant to enhance the prosecution of firearm offenders. 

Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

State Population: 10,711,908 | Contact Information

The Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) is using its IPS grant to modernize the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit (HTPU) at their partner agency, the Georgia Attorney General’s Office. The IPS team is enhancing its investigative and analytical capacity by hiring a Data Analyst, who will implement PLX by PenLink, an innovative investigative technology that compiles and analyzes internet communications, cell site information, pen register data, and a host of other evidence used in combatting human trafficking.

The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office (Providence, RI)

Population: 1,056,160 | Number of Full-time Prosecutors: 60 | Contact Information

The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office (RIAG) is creating a statewide, prosecutor-led data initiative to refocus law enforcement resources on individuals and groups driving gun violence across jurisdictions.

Office of the Licking County Prosecuting Attorney (Newark, OH)

Population: 175,409 | Contact Information 

The Office of the Licking County Prosecuting Attorney (LCPA) is creating a Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) that will focus on vertical prosecution to hold offenders accountable and ensure community safety.

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

Population: 2,269,675 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 250 | Contact Information

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) is using innovative approaches to successfully investigate and prosecute sexual exploitation and sex trafficking cases through IPS grant funding and collaboration. 

The IPS team is partnering with local NGOs such as The Lantern Project (SAS)and Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) in addition to working more collaboratively with King County’s Child Advocacy Center. With these partnerships, KCPAO is enhancing its capability to identify victims and connect them with services and provide additional resources to assist law enforcement in the identification and prosecution of offenders

Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office (Leesburg, VA)

Population: 405,312 | Contact Information

The Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office (LCCAO) is enhancing its Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) by hiring a dedicated prosecutor. Together with allied professionals on the SART, the prosecutor is leveraging data and technology to identify gaps in victim services and crime responses and to develop responsive programming.

St. Paul City Attorney’s Office (St. Paul, MN)

Population: 305,877 | Contact Information

The St. Paul City Attorney’s Office (SPCAO) created the “Gone on Arrival (GOA) Project” to address threat issues in domestic violence cases when the offender is not at the crime scene when law enforcement arrives.

Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office (Santa Rosa, CA)

Population: 496,801 | Contact Information

The Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office (SCDA) is creating a Sonoma County Opioid Prosecution Effort (SCOPE) initiative to respond to a significant increase in opioid and fentanyl-related overdose deaths and a resulting backlog in investigations and prosecutions of involved parties. Staffing and technology solutions will assist in increased investigation of these cases.

Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office (Portland, OR)

Population: 647,810 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 78 | Contact Information

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office (MCDA) is enhancing its Strategic Prosecution and Services Unit (SPSU) so it can focus on violent high volume system users (HVSUs) who require specialized approaches. MCDA is hiring a Project Deputy District Attorney (DDA) who will be assigned to the SPSU.