Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (Philadelphia, PA)
Population: 1,603,797 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 300 | Contact Information
In November of 2019, the DATA (District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics) Lab was established in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office with the launch of a data dashboard.
King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (King County, WA)
Population: 2,269,675 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 294 | Contact Information
Utilizing the office’s Prosecutor by Karpel case management system to examine data, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office published a public data dashboard using Microsoft Power BI.
Office of the State Attorney of the Fourth Judicial Circuit (Jacksonville, FL)
Population: 1,265,632 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 110 | Contact Information
Created with Florida International University and Loyola University of Chicago, the Office of the State Attorney of the Fourth Judicial Circuit‘s data dashboard was published in December of 2020 and focuses on prosecutorial performance indicators (PPIs).
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.
Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney (City of Alexandria, VA)
Population: 160,505 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 14 | Contact Information
In the summer of 2020, the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office initiated plans for a community advisory board by seeking applications online from constituents.
Morris County Prosecutor’s Office (Morris County, NJ)
Population: 492,715 | Contact Information
The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office has teamed up with the Morris County Superior Court and the Morris County Sherriff’s Department to promote Community Connections, a collaborative program that provides wrap around services to court involved individuals.
Read MoreDavis County District Attorney’s Office (Farmington, UT)
Population: 355,481 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 19 | Contact Information
The Davis County District Attorney’s Office has engaged community volunteers to establish the Conviction Integrity Unit which runs independently of the office to review convictions from the jurisdiction.
Ingham County District Attorney’s Office (Lansing, MI)
Population: 292,406 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 34 | Contact Information
In the Ingham County District Attorney’s Office, prosecutors are no longer filing cases that result from non-safety traffic stops, even where contraband may be discovered. The rationale behind this innovation is to reduce the disparate impact that such stops have on communities of color. Nationwide, drivers of color are disproportionately stopped and searched at a higher rate than similarly situated white drivers, even though searches of white drivers were more likely to result in the recovery of illegal contraband.
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Monroe County District Attorney’s Office (Rochester, NY)
Population: 741,770 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 85 | Contact Information
The Monroe County District Attorney’s Office is asking jurors to survey the grand jury process and the performance of prosecutors and other justice partners during their service. While juror concerns are used to inform prosecutor training needs, positive comments are also shared with the office as part of a popular employee recognition program. This recognition is highly desired by prosecutors.
San Diego County District Attorney’s Office (San Diego, CA)
Population: 3,343,360 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors: 324 | Contact Information
The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office (SDCDA) is using specialized software to notify domestic violence victims of case updates through a series of texts that provide the name and telephone number of the assigned deputy district attorney; the decision on whether to proceed with the case; a variety of ways to obtain victim services; and, links to a supporting website with FAQs and local resources. Funded by an original grant from Innovative Prosecution Solutions, the software sent text message warnings to domestic violence suspects in cases when charges could not be filed.
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