Crime Strategies Unit Improves Timely Identification of Local Crime Drivers (2019)

Office of the Genesee County Prosecuting Attorney (Flint, MI)

Population: 404,063 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 41 | Contact Information

In order to address deficiencies in timely information sharing regarding local crime drivers, the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office (GCPO) Crime Strategies Unit (CSU) is investing in NC4 Street Smart technology, which produces crime bulletins to alert officers to issues in the field and allows up-to-date information to be transmitted instantaneously.

Denver District Attorney’s Office (Denver, CO)

Population: 716,490 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 94 | Contact Information

In response to unsolved gang related crime, the Denver District Attorney’s Office is utilizing an Innovative Prosecution Solutions grant to fund a Digital Evidence Task Force (DETF).  The DETF uses cutting-edge technology to extract cell phone data on-scene for immediate use in ongoing investigations.

Office of the State Attorney of the Fourth Judicial Circuit (Jacksonville, FL)

Population: 1,265,632 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 110 | Contact Information

The Fourth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office (SAO) is using a multifaceted approach to combat increased gang violence. Under an Innovative Prosecution Solutions grant, the SAO is strengthening its Targeted Prosecution Unit to promote evidence-based prosecution and develop a strategic plan to address gang violence through prevention, intervention, and correction.

Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office (Bridgeton, NJ)

Population: 335,562 | Contact Information

To decrease case processing times and efficiently dispatch discovery, the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office (NJ) (CCPO) Juvenile/Domestic Violence Unit is replacing its outdated manual case system with Infoshare, an updated information technology that includes Juvenile eScreening, an eDiscovery Portal for the juvenile module, bates stamping, and redaction tools.

Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office (Portland, OR)

Population: 647,810 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 78 | Contact Information

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office (MCDA) is enhancing its Strategic Prosecution and Services Unit (SPSU) so it can focus on violent high volume system users (HVSUs) who require specialized approaches. MCDA is hiring a Project Deputy District Attorney (DDA) who will be assigned to the SPSU.

The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office (Providence, RI)

Population: 1,056,160 | Number of Full-time Prosecutors: 60 | Contact Information

The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office (RIAG) is creating a statewide, prosecutor-led data initiative to refocus law enforcement resources on individuals and groups driving gun violence across jurisdictions.

Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

State Population: 10,711,908 | Contact Information

The Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) is using its IPS grant to modernize the Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit (HTPU) at their partner agency, the Georgia Attorney General’s Office. The IPS team is enhancing its investigative and analytical capacity by hiring a Data Analyst, who will implement PLX by PenLink, an innovative investigative technology that compiles and analyzes internet communications, cell site information, pen register data, and a host of other evidence used in combatting human trafficking.

The Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office (New Orleans, LA)

Population: 390,845| Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 57 | Contact Information

With an IPS grant, the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office (OPDA) is investing in specialized staff, data integration technology, and digitizing its case database by partnering with Prosecutor by Karpel (PBK). OPDA is harnessing the tools within PBK to create a repository of criminal intelligence that will demonstrate possible relations between offenders, witnesses, and crimes.

Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office (Kansas City, MO)

Population: 700,310| Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 65 |Contact Information

The Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (JCPAO) is using Innovative Prosecution Solutions (IPS) grant funding to build a Crime Strategies Unit (CSU), which will collect, organize and disseminate critical crime data to police, prosecutors, City Hall, and the community using their Prosecutor by Karpel (PBK) case management system.

St. Louis County District Attorney’s Office (Duluth, MN)

Population: 200,231 | Number of Full-time Prosecutors: 68 | Contact Information

Through IPS funding, the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office (SLCAO) will replace its current case management system with Prosecutor by Karpel (PBK). The current system that serves St. Louis County, the largest geographic county in Minnesota, is outdated and inefficient.  With the investment in PBK, the site will collect data to develop statistically supported prosecution strategies and policies that will be designed to combat specific criminal trends at a community level.