Pathways to Community Prefiling Diversion Program (2022)

Coconino County Attorney’s Office (Flagstaff, AZ)

The Coconino County Attorney’s Office (CCA) has developed a prefiling diversion program that connects arrestees to a variety of health and social service programs before the decision to file charges is made by the CCA.

Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office (Montgomery, AL)

The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office (MCDA) has initiated a prosecutor led job fair that brings together previously convicted people in the community with local employers.

Mobile County District Attorney’s Office (Mobile, AL)

The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office (MCDA) has developed a program to combat bullying in local schools. BullyBlocker allows anyone to anonymously report bullying through text messaging.

Arizona Prosecuting Attorney’s Advisory Council (Phoenix, AZ)

The APAAC has developed a public, internet accessible database that contains names of law enforcement officers for whom there are materials which must be provided in discovery in order to comply with Brady v. Maryland and its progeny. 

Author: PCE Staff

PCE at Work:  An Annual Recap

Authors: PCE, New York County District Attorney’s Office, San Diego District Attorney’s Office, and Queens District Attorney’s Office

Learn ways that you can reduce bias and become a more empathetic prosecutor for victims, survivors, and witnesses. 

San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office

Through a peer support program, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office is helping their employees and employees’ family members deal with personal and/or professional problems.

PCE hosted a second webinar on recruitment and retention for prosecutors that included intern programming and prosecutor-centered law school courses. View Part I.

Office of the Platte County Prosecutor, Platte County MO

The Platte County Prosecutor’s Office provides information connecting jurors with free mental health services after difficult cases.

University of Pennsylvania

Assistant Professor of Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Aaron Chalfin partnered with Michael LaForest, Pennsylvania State University, and Jacob Kaplan, Princeton University, to analyze large-scale “takedowns” in New York City.