Small Virginia Office Uses Community Volunteers in Advisory Board  (2020)

On May 12, 2022 PCE’s Pop-Up included conversations with senior prosecutors, new prosecutors and law school administrators on new interview ideas, building a supportive office culture and improving relationships with law schools.

PCE’s recent report entitled “Prosecution Data – Where is it Now and Where is it Going?” is based on prosecutor surveys and interviews.  It documents the uneven landscape of prosecution data due to inadequate case management systems, insufficient funding, and a lack of focus on data. 

Author: PCE

A modern prosecutor embraces and uses data. Data is central to a prosecutor’s work as it can inform policy decisions, guide management, provide transparency and allow for research. The vision has yet to be fully realized, but it is encouraging that there is a growing awareness both inside and outside of prosecutor offices of the critical need for data.

This paper gives an overview of the current state of prosecution data, summarizes the data challenges faced by prosecutors, identifies new trends that are springing up in prosecutor offices, and poses questions for the future.

On March 10, 2022, the PCE Pop-Up focused on Prosecutors Evolving Use of Community Advisory Boards.

Authors: Kristine Hamann, PCE and AE

On March 10, 2022, PCE hosted a PCE Pop Up on Community Advisory Boards. This outline is based on the presenter’s input and experience. See PCE Pop-Up.

On February 3, 2022, the PCE Pop-Up focused on Data Dashboards. Here are the materials and videos of the presentations.

Morris County Prosecutor’s Office (Morris County, NJ) 

Population: 492,715 | Contact Information

The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office  has teamed up with the Morris County Superior Court and the Morris County Sherriff’s Department to promote Community Connections, a collaborative program that provides wrap around services to court involved individuals.

Frederick J. Watts
11/28/1957 – 12/23/2021

Fred Watts, a member of PCE’s Board of Directors, died on December 23, 2021.  Shortly before his death he retired as the Executive Director of the New York City Police Athletic League that serves 20,000 New York City youth. Prior to that he was the Executive Assistant District Attorney in Charge of Finance and Administration at the New York County District Attorney’s Office (Manhattan).  Fred was highly respected as a prosecutor, community leader, friend and family man. He served PCE with his exceptional judgement, intelligence and decency.  He is deeply missed. Obituary.

PCE Pop-Ups review current topics through presentations and breakout groups. December 8, 2021 we discussed Empowering Ethical Prosecution.

Materials:

• Meeting Booklet
• Ethics: A List of Considerations for Prosecutors
• Promises to the People: Broome County, DA, NY
• Case Review Questions with BWC – NY Best Practices Committee
• The Right Thing- Ethical Guidelines for Prosecutors