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We Need Examples of Cases Hindered By “Going Dark”
Encryption of smartphones and other digital media has thwarted law enforcement’s ability to keep communities safe. Even with a lawfully issued search warrant, the information requested cannot be accessed from…
Read More...The Good Prosecutor
Here are some articles and a podcast about good prosecutors: The Boss Didn’t Play Politics – New York Law Journal (12/16/2016) Read Criminally Yours: What Makes a Good DA -Above…
Read More...Video Evidence: A Primer for Prosecutors
Video evidence is exploding. Surveillance videos, YouTube clips, smart phone recordings and body worn camera videos are frequently part of the evidence in a case. This primer provides guidance for…
Read More...Customer Working Groups
Prosecutors, Police and Public Forensic Laboratories Working Together Forensic evidence is an increasingly important part of a criminal case. As a result, it is critical for prosecutors and police to…
Read More...President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Recommends that Some Forensic Evidence Should Not Be Introduced in Federal Court
On September 19, 2016, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) issued a 174-page report titled “Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientific Validity of Feature-Comparison Methods”….
Read More...Prosecutor Seminars in Law Schools
Prosecutor-focused courses in law schools are an excellent way for prosecutors to expose law students to their work and to have students available to do research on prosecution issues. Statewide…
Read More...Community Programs
One of the many benefits of being part of the Best Practices network is the ability to share information with prosecutors across the country about promising programs and how to…
Read More...Considerations for Assessing Jailhouse Informants
An often difficult decision faced by prosecutors is whether to use evidence provided by a so-called jailhouse informant. Individuals, when incarcerated, may let their guard down with other inmates and…
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Witness Intimidation – What You Can Do To Protect Your Witness
Witness intimidation and witness tampering can occur in any case, from simple misdemeanors to homicides. It has a variety of consequences from the silencing of an entire community, to the murder of a…
Read More...Approaches to Reporting the Results of Investigations into Police Involved Fatalities
June 30, 2016 — Volume 15 There has been great scrutiny of police-involved fatalities and how they are handled by prosecutors. Here are four thoughtful approaches by prosecutors on how they…
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