Crime & Prevention - Prosecutors' Center for Excellence

Crime Strategies Unit

PCE Publications

October 2022

The Prosecutor’s Crime Analyst – An Essential Employee
February 2021

Prosecutors’ Guide for Reducing Violence and Building Safer Communities
January 2021

Seeking Justice and Solutions: A Prosecutor’s Guide to Opioid Overdose Investigations
July 2019

Forensic Triage: A Guide for Prosecutors
June 2018

Investigating Violent Crime: The Prosecutor’s Role – Lessons Learned From the Field

PCE Pop Ups and Did You Know

September 2020

Talking with Deputy Attorney General Alisson Abessinio and Community Engagement Specialist Corie Priest about Reentry and Prevention
July 2020

Domestic Violence Prosecution Best Practices Guide
July 2020

Talking with Senior Deputy Prosecutor David Martin (WA) and Program Manager Colleen McIngalls about Using Technology and Civil Legal Aid to Help Protect Domestic Violence Victims
January 2020

National Human Trafficking Prosecution Best Practices Guide
June 2019

Truancy-Reduction Programs
July 2018

Need Help with Improving Investigations? Apply for No-cost Training and Technical Assistance
July 2016

Considerations for Assessing Jailhouse Informants
May 2015

Shaken Baby Syndrome

PCE Innovation Blogs

Family Violence Crime Strategies

February 2023

Specialized Team Focuses on Enforcing Red Flag Laws to Prevent Violence (2022)
February 2023

Award Winning Domestic Violence Response Team is Improving Outcomes (2022)
January 2021

Software Notifies Victims and Offenders of Critical Safety Information After a Domestic Violence Arrest (2021)

Felony Crime Strategies

February 2023

Award Winning Domestic Violence Response Team is Improving Outcomes (2022)
February 2023

DA Uses Live Chat Feature to Help ID Theft Victims (2022)
February 2023

SAO Uses Statewide Sentence Data to Make Plea Offers More Equitable (2022)

General Crime Strategies

Gun Crime Strategies

Low-Level Crime Strategies

February 2023

SAO Collaborates on Successful Low Level Diversion Program (2022)
February 2023

Award Winning Domestic Violence Response Team is Improving Outcomes (2022)
February 2023

SAO Uses Statewide Sentence Data to Make Plea Offers More Equitable (2022)

Narcotics Crime Strategies

February 2023

SAO Collaborates on Successful Low Level Diversion Program (2022)
July 2020

Improving Response to Opioid Deaths with Resources and Training (2020)
January 2019

Financial and Cybercrimes Prosecutor to Disrupt Criminal Profiteering (2019)

Related Materials

2021 | Journal of Policy Analysis and Management – Aaron Chalfin, Michael LaForest, Jacob Kaplan
Can Precision Policing Reduce Gun Violence? Evidence from “Gang Takedowns” in New York City
2020 | Federal Bureau of Investigation Internet Crime, Complaint Center
Internet Crime Report
2020 | Prosecutors Against Gun Violence
Mass Shootings Resource Guide for Prosecutors: How to Prevent, Protect, and Prosecute
June 2020 | National District Attorneys Association Women Prosecutors Section
National Domestic Violence Prosecution Best Practices Guide
2019 | National Police Foundation, BJA, ATF
Crime Gun Intelligence Center Video
2018 | BJA and Police Executive Research Forum
Promising Strategies for Strengthening Homicide Investigations
August 2018 | The National Crime Gun Intelligence Governing Board
Crime Gun Intelligence Disrupting the Shooting Cycle – National Public Safety Partnership
August 2016 | California Council for Criminal Justice Integrity – Mary Knox, Senior Deputy District Attorney; Michael Blazina, Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney; Ebrahim Baytieh, Assistant District Attorney, Orange County
Witness for the Prosecution: The Jailhouse Informant