As part of PCE’s Quick Learning Series, Lisa Perlman of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office discusses survivor justice legislation.
Survivor Justice Legislation: Through a Prosecutorial Lens
Duration: 00:15:51
Lisa Perlman, Chief, Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) Unit, Domestic Violence Bureau, Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, NY
As part of PCE’s Quick Learning Series, District Attorney Paul Battisti of Broome County, New York, discusses an innovative program from his office aimed at educating high school students on social media safety. Through an office-sponsored competition, local high schools developed videos with tips and reminders for peers as to how to stay safe on social media.
Social Media Safety: A Prosecutor’s Approach to Educating High School Students
Duration: 00:17:36
Paul Battisti, District Attorney, Broome County, New York
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.
On April 8, 2026, PCE hosted a Pop-Up on the basics about crypto currency crime, how to help victims of this growing problem and a case brought by a local prosecutor.
On April 7, 2026 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on the importance of managing change as managers. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
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Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
On January 27, 2026, PCE hosted a Pop-Up on What You Do Matters: Lessons from the Holocaust.
Photo Credit: What You Do Matters Institute
Author: PERF
This report explores DA-driven initiatives that have the support of law enforcement members in their jurisdictions—programs that go beyond DAs merely reviewing cases presented by police and then offering plea bargains or prosecuting those cases in court.
This project was conceived by PERF Deputy Director Jennifer Sommers, a former longtime state and county prosecutor in New York. She has long believed that “effective collaboration between police and prosecutors is the key to moving from good to great,” and partnered with Kristine Hamann to showcase how jurisdictions across the country are putting that principle into practice. Together, they identified examples of innovative, prosecution-led partnerships from around the country that are strengthening public safety and advancing justice.
Author: PCE Staff
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