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New Jersey Partnership Provides Safe Places to Combat Hate and Bias Crimes (2023)

Union County Prosecutor’s Office (Elizabeth, NJ) Population: 600,000 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors:65 | Contact Information The Safe Place Initiative, a program that began in Seattle, is now making Union…

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The Empathetic Prosecutor: Reducing Bias When Working With Victims, Survivors, and Witnesses

Authors: PCE, New York County District Attorney’s Office, San Diego District Attorney’s Office, and Queens District Attorney’s Office -What does bias look like?-How can prosecutors reduce bias when working with their…

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Reducing the Criminal Justice Footprint Consistent with Public Safety

Presentation moderator Kristine Hamann of PCE 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…

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Courthouse Facility Dogs

Prosecutor offices across the country are enlisting the help of trained courthouse facility dogs to provide comfort and support to vulnerable witnesses and victims throughout various stages of the criminal…

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Victims, Witnesses, and Defendants with Mental Illness or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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…

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Webinar: Victims, Witnesses, and Defendants with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD): Key Information for Prosecutors

On February 13, 2019, the Vera Institute of Justice hosted a webinar to provide an overview of the resources and objectives of the Serving Safely National Initiative to Enhance Policing for Persons…

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Victim Services and Crisis Training Volunteer Programs

The Pima County Attorney’s Office in Arizona has established a volunteer program for members of the community interested in assisting crime victims and people in crisis. The vetting and training…

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Elder Abuse Prevention and Education Programs

According to the National Center on Aging, approximately one in ten Americans over age 60 has experienced some form of elder abuse. Furthermore, financial exploitation of seniors costs between $2.9…

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Overcoming Witness Intimidation – Innovative Prosecutor Tools and Techniques

Kris Hamann (PCE) and John Delaney (Philadelphia DA’s Office, Retired) share strategies for addressing witness intimidation.

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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…

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