Beyond their traditional role in the criminal justice process, many prosecutor offices provide outreach programs to raise awareness in the community about public safety issues and resources, to create stronger community partnerships, and to improve the lives of the people they serve. This paper features prosecutor initiatives that go the extra step to support local youth in various ways, most of which are not associated with a criminal case.
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The Future of Prosecutor Community Outreach: Youth Programs
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The Future of Prosecutor Community Outreach: Community Advisory Boards
In this paper, the NBP explores the use of Community Advisory Boards for building stronger community partnerships and improving prosecutors’ role in the criminal justice process. Offices interested in creating… Read more
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Pennsylvania DA Participates in Youth Aid Panel
Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, Norristown, PA Population: 850,000 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 53 | Contact Information Kevin Steele and Angela Bell of the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office discuss a… Read more
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Bronx DA Helps Provide Prom Outfits for Local Teens
Bronx County District Attorney’s Office, Bronx, NY Population: 1,472,656 Marilex Santana of the Bronx County District Attorney’s Office discusses a program that gets prom outfits for kids in the area…. Read more
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Louisiana DA’s Office Participates in TRUCE Program
East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office, Baton Rouge, LA Population: 440,059 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 54 | Contact Information Aishala Burgess of the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office discusses the TRUCE program…. Read more
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New York Prosecutor Participates in Saturday Night Lights Program
New York County District Attorney’s Office, New York, NY Population: 1,630,000 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 525 Brian McFadden of the New York County District Attorney’s Office discusses the Saturday… Read more
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Missouri Prosecutor Participates in Handle with Care Initiative
Office of the Platte County Prosecutor, Platte County MO Population: 102,848 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 13 Mark Gibson of Platte County, MO discusses the Handle with Care initiative. This… Read more
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Los Angeles DA Participates in LEAD Program for Fifth Graders
Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, Los Angeles, CA Population: 9,861,224 Pak Kouch of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office discusses the LEAD program for fifth graders. This video is part… Read more
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Utah Prosecutor Provides Onsite Childcare for Employees
Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Salt Lake City, UT Population: 1,185,238 Anna Rossi Anderson of the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office discusses having a day care center in… Read more
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Indiana Prosecutor Implements Youth Programming Committee and Cyber Safety
Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, Indianapolis, IN Population: 954,670 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 160 | Contact Information Ryan Mears of the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office discusses the office’s Youth Programming Committee and… Read more
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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… Read more
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Colorado DA Reaches High-Needs Youths with Innovative Prevention Program (2023)
Office of the District Attorney, 21st Judicial District (Mesa County, CO) Population: 150,000 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors:27 | Contact Information The Colorado 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office, in partnership… Read more
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Bringing in the Community – Prosecutors Evolving Use of Community Advisory Boards
On March 10, 2022, the PCE Pop-Up focused on Prosecutors Evolving Use of Community Advisory Boards. Read more
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PCE Pop-Up on Re-Entry, Community Outreach, and Community Connection
On January 11, 2021, PCE hosted a Pop-Up discussion on community engagement with presentations on connection, outreach and re-entry, creating a community advisory board, and moving cases out of the… Read more
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Implicit Bias Training by the National Black Prosecutors Association in Collaboration with PCE and Other Partners
In November 2020, the National Black Prosecutors Association in collaboration with PCE and other partners hosted a four-hour training that examined biases in the criminal justice system, using scientific data… Read more
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Bringing Together Communities and the Criminal Justice System to Address Officer-Involved Fatalities
Ramsey County (MN) Attorney John Choi and Lucy Lang, former Director of the Institute for Innovation (IIP) in Prosecution, discuss an officer-involved fatalities toolkit spearheaded by IIP. Watch here. (26… Read more
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Talking with Executive ADA Joyce Smith on Community Relations in Nassau County, NY
Social isolation isn’t stopping the Nassau DA’s office from connecting to their community. See how they’re virtually reaching out more than ever. Read more
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The Conscious Prosecutor: Interactive Implicit Bias Toolkit for Prosecutors
Authors: PCE and National Black Prosecutors Association As we know, prosecutors must be fact-based and fair in the pursuit of justice. Prosecutors cannot base their judgements on whim, bias or… Read more
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The Prosecutor’s Evolving Role
Author(s): Hamann, Greenberg-Chao Prosecutors have a core mission to protect the community and ensure justice when enforcing the law. Traditionally, a prosecutor’s role was a limited and relatively passive one… Read more