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On February 7, 2023 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on workplace crimes and injustice.

Missoula County Attorney (MT) Kirsten Pabst shares a questionnaire with prosecutors to aid in end-of-the-year reflection.

On October 18, 2022 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on prosecutor crime analyst as an employee.

On July 7, 2022 PCE hosted a second webinar on recruitment and retention for prosecutors.

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. 

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

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

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