HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROSECUTION UNIT INCREASES SATFF AND USES NEW TECHNOLOGY TO COMBAT CRIME (2020)

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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.

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Innovative approaches to successfully prosecuting human trafficking (2020)

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King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (Seattle, WA)

Population: 2,269,675 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 250 | Contact Information

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) is using innovative approaches to successfully investigate and prosecute sexual exploitation and sex trafficking cases through IPS grant funding and collaboration. 

The IPS team is partnering with local NGOs such as The Lantern Project (SAS)and Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) in addition to working more collaboratively with King County’s Child Advocacy Center. With these partnerships, KCPAO is enhancing its capability to identify victims and connect them with services and provide additional resources to assist law enforcement in the identification and prosecution of offenders

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ENHANCED SART TEAM FOCUSES ON SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTING (2020)

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Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office (Leesburg, VA)

Population: 405,312 | Contact Information

The Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office (LCCAO) is enhancing its Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) by hiring a dedicated prosecutor. Together with allied professionals on the SART, the prosecutor is leveraging data and technology to identify gaps in victim services and crime responses and to develop responsive programming.

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

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Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office (Santa Rosa, CA)

Population: 496,801 | Contact Information

The Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office (SCDA) is creating a Sonoma County Opioid Prosecution Effort (SCOPE) initiative to respond to a significant increase in opioid and fentanyl-related overdose deaths and a resulting backlog in investigations and prosecutions of involved parties. Staffing and technology solutions will assist in increased investigation of these cases.

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IMPROVEMENTS IN STAFFING FOCUS ON VIOLENT HIGH-VOLUME SYSTEM USERS (2020)

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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.

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Modernizing Case System to Reduce Case Processing Times (2020)

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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.

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Innovative Prosecutor Programs

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Authors: PCE and Sarah Solano Geisler

Innovative programs described in these state-level papers funded by the DOJ’s Office of Justice Programs are newly developed initiatives undertaken by an office in keeping with its unique resources and the needs of its community. We seek to highlight those offices that are embracing their new role by working within their capacity to bring effective and proactive programs to their communities.

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