Diverse Perspectives Key to Jackson County Community Advisory Board (2021)
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office (Kansas City, MO)
Population: 700,310 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 75 | Contact Information
With a focus on the urban core of the jurisdiction, the Jackson County Prosecutor Community Advisory Board consists of nine people of varying levels of expertise in the legal field, including a person who had been wrongfully convicted of a crime in the jurisdiction more than twenty years ago.
The board also includes representatives who don’t necessarily view the role of the prosecutor favorably, a family member of victims to crime, and a representative for the LGBTQ+ community.
The board is presented with office data to guide discussion on policy. The process has resulted in a revised drug policy aimed at growing trust in the community.
Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, Jean Peters Baker, discuss the Jackson County Prosecutor Community Advisory Board in the video above.