National Best Practices Committee (NBP)

Kevin Steele and Angela Bell of the Montgomery District Attorney’s Office, discuss a Youth Aid Panel.

Anna Rossi Anderson of the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, discussed having a day care center in the prosecutor’s office.

Ryan Mears of the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office discussed the office’s Youth Programming Committee and Cyber Safety.

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 a Board will find information about how to create a Board, conduct its work, and evaluate the results. 

Brandon Epstein, Chief Forensic Officer at Medex Forensics, discussed AI and deepfakes.

Mark Starr and Kirk Arthur of Microsoft discussed how AI will be used in technology.

Professor Frank Coyle, Ph.D., of Southern Methodist University discussed artificial intelligence.

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.