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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Author: PCE
The Vera Institute of Justice hosted a webinar about the resources and objectives of the Serving Safely National Initiative to Enhance Policing for Persons with Mental Illnesses and Developmental Disabilities. PCE is a partner on the initiative and works alongside Vera to provide training and technical assistance to prosecutor’s offices.
As the role of the modern prosecutor evolves, prevention tactics have become an increasingly prominent focus for prosecutors. As this shift from reactive to proactive emerges, prosecutors are faced with unlimited opportunities and challenges. Explore resources on programs and initiatives that can help prevent crime in your jurisdiction.
Author: PCE NBP
Speaker: John Wixted
Speaker: Lora Sims
Social Media Safety: A Prosecutor’s Approach to Educating High School Students
As part of PCE’s Quick Learning Series, District Attorney Paul Battisti of the Broome County District Attorney’s Office (NY), discusses an innovative program from his office aimed at educating high school students on social media safety. Through an office-sponsored competition, local high schools developed videos with tips and reminders for peers as to how to stay safe on social media. Video Duration: 00:17:36
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Author: PERF
This report explores DA-driven initiatives that have the support of law enforcement members in their jurisdictions—programs that go beyond DAs merely reviewing cases presented by police and then offering plea bargains or prosecuting those cases in court.
This project was conceived by PERF Deputy Director Jennifer Sommers, a former longtime state and county prosecutor in New York. She has long believed that “effective collaboration between police and prosecutors is the key to moving from good to great,” and partnered with Kristine Hamann to showcase how jurisdictions across the country are putting that principle into practice. Together, they identified examples of innovative, prosecution-led partnerships from around the country that are strengthening public safety and advancing justice.
Authors: NBP and PCE
Through research, innovation, collaboration, and outreach, prosecutor offices are developing many effective methods for investigating and litigating these violent crimes, as well as preventing future incidents. This paper provides an overview of some of the successful approaches being used by prosecutors around the country.
On September 9, 2025 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on Science-Based Interviewing. It focused on prosecutor’s use of evidence backed techniques grounded in psychology and cognitive science to gather accurate and reliable information from witnesses, victims, and suspects. These methods prioritize rapport-building and open-ended questioning to reduce bias, enhance recall, and strengthen the quality of evidence. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
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Authors: Elaine Borakove, Kristine Hamann, Antonia Merzon
Author: PCE
Retail theft is one of the most common crimes that many jurisdictions face. See how offices across the country are utilizing unique collaborations to prevent these pervasive crimes.
On February 13, 2025, PCE hosted a webinar on Organized Retail Theft and the challenges and solutions associated.
Read MoreAs part of Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence’s Quick Learning Series, Santa Clara County District Attorney (CA) Jeff Rosen spoke on how investigators in his office fight crime in partnership with law enforcement. Video Duration: 00:18:17
Establishing a Family Peace Center
As part of Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence’s Quick Learning Series, DA Kevin Barton of the Washington County District Attorney’s Office (OR), spoke on his office’s efforts to establish a Family Peace Center. Video Duration: 00:20:43
Survivor Justice Legislation: Through a Prosecutorial Lens
As part of PCE’s Quick Learning Series, Lisa Perlman, Chief of the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) Unit in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office (NY) discusses survivor justice legislation. Video Duration: 00:15:51
Author: Antonia Merzon
Criminal justice practitioners are facing questions about emerging AI technology and how to use it appropriately. This article offers guidance for criminal justice practitioners interested in adopting GAI technology.
On April 8, 2026, PCE hosted a Pop-Up on the basics about crypto currency crime, how to help victims of this growing problem and a case brought by a local prosecutor.
On April 7, 2026 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on the importance of managing change as managers. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
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On January 27, 2026, PCE hosted a Pop-Up on What You Do Matters: Lessons from the Holocaust.
Photo Credit: What You Do Matters Institute
2025 – Inclusive and Respectful Workplace Policy – Ramsey County, Minnesota
PCE has created materials on recruitment and retention of both legal and non-legal staff in prosecutor offices. Watch videos from seasoned prosecutors, read our publications, and explore topics that can help your office better recruit and retain staff.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Maybe you’re facing staffing shortages. Maybe recruiting new lawyers and support staff hasn’t been fruitful. Or maybe you’re having trouble keeping up with the many roles that prosecutors must now take on. See our guide on navigating these challenges and more:
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Maybe you’re facing staffing shortages. Maybe recruiting new lawyers and support staff hasn’t been fruitful. Or maybe you’re having trouble keeping up with the many roles that prosecutors must now take on. See our guide on navigating these challenges and more:
Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office (Miami-Dade County, FL)
With increasing tourism, increasing population, and increasing commerce came increasing employment opportunities for attorneys in Miami-Dade County.
Read MoreAuthors: Kristine Hamann, PCE and AE.
Read about effective methods for recruiting Gen Z prosecutors based on those in the field.
PCE’s Pop-Up included conversations with senior prosecutors, new prosecutors, and law school administrators on new interview ideas and more.
Read More
Author: PCE Staff
Have you read our most recent publications? Have you watched our latest videos? Open the full newsletter to see what projects PCE has been working on.
Ben Struhl, Executive Director, Crime and Justice Policy Lab (CJP) at the University of Pennsylvania
Linda Ford, Counsel to the Legal Training Unit and Senior Trial Counsel, New York County District Attorney’s Office
Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Derek Fitch, Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, Minnesota
Deputy DA Michael Vidmar, Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office, California
Debra Gillispie: Mothers Against Gun Violence (MAGV), Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Social Science Researcher Stacy Sechrist, PhD, RTI International, Justice Practice Area
Chief Assistant DA Anna Rossi Anderson, Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Utah
Wayne Thomas, BSC (HONS) PSYCH, MA (OXON), PGCE, MBPSS, Tailored Training Programs
Linda Ford, Counsel to the Legal Training Unit, New York County District Attorney’s Office, New York
Author: NBP
This paper explores methods that can be used by prosecutor offices across the country to identify and disclose police impeachment material. Statewide efforts to standardize impeachment disclosure also are examined. The purpose of this paper is to provide general information for prosecutors considering these issues.
On July 17th, 2025 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on preventing and prosecuting gun violence. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read MoreAuthor: DAASNY
“Prosecutors have more freedom than any other actor to do “the right thing.” Prosecutors find the truth, decide who should be charged, or hold the perpetrator accountable. Only prosecutors are given the freedom – and with it the ethical duty – to promote all these vital components of “the right thing.””
PCE and Microsoft teamed up for a 2-day in-person event in Chicago, IL on June 17-18, 2025. Here prosecutors and IT staff across the country discussed AI and ethical/use policy, did a crash course on co-pilot and were able to put their knowledge into hands-on guided prompt datasets.
On June 3, 2025 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on prosecuting in the age of AI. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE. Topics included the path to generative AI, AI and ethics for prosecutors, and more.
Read MoreOn April 17th, 2025 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on preventing and prosecuting gun violence.
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Sometimes, prosecutors have to look back in order to move forward. Conviction review has emerged in recent years as a priority in many offices and for good reason. Our resources explore approaches to conviction review and processes to ensure that justice was achieved.
Conviction review can take on many forms: A specialized unit, a formal process, review of systemic issues, or a proactive case review are all common in offices across the country. Learn more about these approaches and what might be the right fit for your office:
Author: PCE
On March 22, 2024 PCE hosted a webinar with For The People and Troy Dunmore about implementing prosecutor-initiated resentencing laws across the country. Speakers dive into how the process is started from receiving requests, all the way through to a successful re-entry.
Read MoreSanta Clara County District Attorney’s Office (San Jose, CA)
The Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office (SCDA) has developed a way to automate the expungement of criminal records by partnering with the Court and Public Defender.
Read MoreYolo County District Attorney’s Office (Woodland, CA)
The YCDA has partnered with For the People and the law school at University of California, Davis to create a clinic that engages students in reviewing convictions.
Read MoreDavis County District Attorney’s Office (Farmington, UT)
The Davis County District Attorney’s Office engaged community volunteers to establish the Conviction Integrity Unit which runs independently of the office to review convictions.
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Victims and witnesses are key to almost any case. Preventing intimidation, affirming protection, and maintaining cooperation are all challenges that prosecutors may face. We look at tactics for effectively working with victims and witnesses in these resources.
Author: PCE NBP
Speaker: John Wixted
Speaker: Lora Sims
Social Media Safety: A Prosecutor’s Approach to Educating High School Students
As part of PCE’s Quick Learning Series, District Attorney Paul Battisti of the Broome County District Attorney’s Office (NY), discusses an innovative program from his office aimed at educating high school students on social media safety. Through an office-sponsored competition, local high schools developed videos with tips and reminders for peers as to how to stay safe on social media. Video Duration: 00:17:36
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Author: PERF
This report explores DA-driven initiatives that have the support of law enforcement members in their jurisdictions—programs that go beyond DAs merely reviewing cases presented by police and then offering plea bargains or prosecuting those cases in court.
This project was conceived by PERF Deputy Director Jennifer Sommers, a former longtime state and county prosecutor in New York. She has long believed that “effective collaboration between police and prosecutors is the key to moving from good to great,” and partnered with Kristine Hamann to showcase how jurisdictions across the country are putting that principle into practice. Together, they identified examples of innovative, prosecution-led partnerships from around the country that are strengthening public safety and advancing justice.
Authors: NBP and PCE
Through research, innovation, collaboration, and outreach, prosecutor offices are developing many effective methods for investigating and litigating these violent crimes, as well as preventing future incidents. This paper provides an overview of some of the successful approaches being used by prosecutors around the country.
On September 9, 2025 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on Science-Based Interviewing. It focused on prosecutor’s use of evidence backed techniques grounded in psychology and cognitive science to gather accurate and reliable information from witnesses, victims, and suspects. These methods prioritize rapport-building and open-ended questioning to reduce bias, enhance recall, and strengthen the quality of evidence. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read More
Authors: Elaine Borakove, Kristine Hamann, Antonia Merzon
Author: PCE
Retail theft is one of the most common crimes that many jurisdictions face. See how offices across the country are utilizing unique collaborations to prevent these pervasive crimes.
On February 13, 2025, PCE hosted a webinar on Organized Retail Theft and the challenges and solutions associated.
Read MoreAs part of Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence’s Quick Learning Series, Santa Clara County District Attorney (CA) Jeff Rosen spoke on how investigators in his office fight crime in partnership with law enforcement. Video Duration: 00:18:17
Establishing a Family Peace Center
As part of Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence’s Quick Learning Series, DA Kevin Barton of the Washington County District Attorney’s Office (OR), spoke on his office’s efforts to establish a Family Peace Center. Video Duration: 00:20:43
Survivor Justice Legislation: Through a Prosecutorial Lens
As part of PCE’s Quick Learning Series, Lisa Perlman, Chief of the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) Unit in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office (NY) discusses survivor justice legislation. Video Duration: 00:15:51
Author: Antonia Merzon
Criminal justice practitioners are facing questions about emerging AI technology and how to use it appropriately. This article offers guidance for criminal justice practitioners interested in adopting GAI technology.
On April 8, 2026, PCE hosted a Pop-Up on the basics about crypto currency crime, how to help victims of this growing problem and a case brought by a local prosecutor.
On April 7, 2026 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on the importance of managing change as managers. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read MoreOn January 27, 2026, PCE hosted a Pop-Up on What You Do Matters: Lessons from the Holocaust.
Photo Credit: What You Do Matters Institute
2025 – Inclusive and Respectful Workplace Policy – Ramsey County, Minnesota
PCE has created materials on recruitment and retention of both legal and non-legal staff in prosecutor offices. Watch videos from seasoned prosecutors, read our publications, and explore topics that can help your office better recruit and retain staff.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Maybe you’re facing staffing shortages. Maybe recruiting new lawyers and support staff hasn’t been fruitful. Or maybe you’re having trouble keeping up with the many roles that prosecutors must now take on. See our guide on navigating these challenges and more:
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Maybe you’re facing staffing shortages. Maybe recruiting new lawyers and support staff hasn’t been fruitful. Or maybe you’re having trouble keeping up with the many roles that prosecutors must now take on. See our guide on navigating these challenges and more:
Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office (Miami-Dade County, FL)
With increasing tourism, increasing population, and increasing commerce came increasing employment opportunities for attorneys in Miami-Dade County.
Read MoreAuthors: Kristine Hamann, PCE and AE.
Read about effective methods for recruiting Gen Z prosecutors based on those in the field.
PCE’s Pop-Up included conversations with senior prosecutors, new prosecutors, and law school administrators on new interview ideas and more.
Read MoreAuthor: PCE Staff
Have you read our most recent publications? Have you watched our latest videos? Open the full newsletter to see what projects PCE has been working on.
Ben Struhl, Executive Director, Crime and Justice Policy Lab (CJP) at the University of Pennsylvania
Linda Ford, Counsel to the Legal Training Unit and Senior Trial Counsel, New York County District Attorney’s Office
Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Derek Fitch, Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, Minnesota
Deputy DA Michael Vidmar, Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office, California
Debra Gillispie: Mothers Against Gun Violence (MAGV), Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Social Science Researcher Stacy Sechrist, PhD, RTI International, Justice Practice Area
Chief Assistant DA Anna Rossi Anderson, Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Utah
Wayne Thomas, BSC (HONS) PSYCH, MA (OXON), PGCE, MBPSS, Tailored Training Programs
Linda Ford, Counsel to the Legal Training Unit, New York County District Attorney’s Office, New York
Author: NBP
This paper explores methods that can be used by prosecutor offices across the country to identify and disclose police impeachment material. Statewide efforts to standardize impeachment disclosure also are examined. The purpose of this paper is to provide general information for prosecutors considering these issues.
On July 17th, 2025 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on preventing and prosecuting gun violence. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read MoreAuthor: DAASNY
“Prosecutors have more freedom than any other actor to do “the right thing.” Prosecutors find the truth, decide who should be charged, or hold the perpetrator accountable. Only prosecutors are given the freedom – and with it the ethical duty – to promote all these vital components of “the right thing.””
PCE and Microsoft teamed up for a 2-day in-person event in Chicago, IL on June 17-18, 2025. Here prosecutors and IT staff across the country discussed AI and ethical/use policy, did a crash course on co-pilot and were able to put their knowledge into hands-on guided prompt datasets.
On June 3, 2025 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on prosecuting in the age of AI. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE. Topics included the path to generative AI, AI and ethics for prosecutors, and more.
Read MoreOn April 17th, 2025 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on preventing and prosecuting gun violence.
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The modern prosecutor is very different than the prosecutor of years’ past. Staffing, resources, and communities have all changed. How does a prosecutor keep up? Review our resources to find solutions for your office.
Author: PCE NBP
Speaker: John Wixted
Speaker: Lora Sims
Social Media Safety: A Prosecutor’s Approach to Educating High School Students
As part of PCE’s Quick Learning Series, District Attorney Paul Battisti of the Broome County District Attorney’s Office (NY), discusses an innovative program from his office aimed at educating high school students on social media safety. Through an office-sponsored competition, local high schools developed videos with tips and reminders for peers as to how to stay safe on social media. Video Duration: 00:17:36
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Author: PERF
This report explores DA-driven initiatives that have the support of law enforcement members in their jurisdictions—programs that go beyond DAs merely reviewing cases presented by police and then offering plea bargains or prosecuting those cases in court.
This project was conceived by PERF Deputy Director Jennifer Sommers, a former longtime state and county prosecutor in New York. She has long believed that “effective collaboration between police and prosecutors is the key to moving from good to great,” and partnered with Kristine Hamann to showcase how jurisdictions across the country are putting that principle into practice. Together, they identified examples of innovative, prosecution-led partnerships from around the country that are strengthening public safety and advancing justice.
Authors: NBP and PCE
Through research, innovation, collaboration, and outreach, prosecutor offices are developing many effective methods for investigating and litigating these violent crimes, as well as preventing future incidents. This paper provides an overview of some of the successful approaches being used by prosecutors around the country.
On September 9, 2025 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on Science-Based Interviewing. It focused on prosecutor’s use of evidence backed techniques grounded in psychology and cognitive science to gather accurate and reliable information from witnesses, victims, and suspects. These methods prioritize rapport-building and open-ended questioning to reduce bias, enhance recall, and strengthen the quality of evidence. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read MoreAuthors: Elaine Borakove, Kristine Hamann, Antonia Merzon
Author: PCE
Retail theft is one of the most common crimes that many jurisdictions face. See how offices across the country are utilizing unique collaborations to prevent these pervasive crimes.
On February 13, 2025, PCE hosted a webinar on Organized Retail Theft and the challenges and solutions associated.
Read MoreAs part of Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence’s Quick Learning Series, Santa Clara County District Attorney (CA) Jeff Rosen spoke on how investigators in his office fight crime in partnership with law enforcement. Video Duration: 00:18:17
Establishing a Family Peace Center
As part of Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence’s Quick Learning Series, DA Kevin Barton of the Washington County District Attorney’s Office (OR), spoke on his office’s efforts to establish a Family Peace Center. Video Duration: 00:20:43
Survivor Justice Legislation: Through a Prosecutorial Lens
As part of PCE’s Quick Learning Series, Lisa Perlman, Chief of the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) Unit in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office (NY) discusses survivor justice legislation. Video Duration: 00:15:51
Author: Antonia Merzon
Criminal justice practitioners are facing questions about emerging AI technology and how to use it appropriately. This article offers guidance for criminal justice practitioners interested in adopting GAI technology.
On April 8, 2026, PCE hosted a Pop-Up on the basics about crypto currency crime, how to help victims of this growing problem and a case brought by a local prosecutor.
On April 7, 2026 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on the importance of managing change as managers. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read MoreOn January 27, 2026, PCE hosted a Pop-Up on What You Do Matters: Lessons from the Holocaust.
Photo Credit: What You Do Matters Institute
2025 – Inclusive and Respectful Workplace Policy – Ramsey County, Minnesota
PCE has created materials on recruitment and retention of both legal and non-legal staff in prosecutor offices. Watch videos from seasoned prosecutors, read our publications, and explore topics that can help your office better recruit and retain staff.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Maybe you’re facing staffing shortages. Maybe recruiting new lawyers and support staff hasn’t been fruitful. Or maybe you’re having trouble keeping up with the many roles that prosecutors must now take on. See our guide on navigating these challenges and more:
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Maybe you’re facing staffing shortages. Maybe recruiting new lawyers and support staff hasn’t been fruitful. Or maybe you’re having trouble keeping up with the many roles that prosecutors must now take on. See our guide on navigating these challenges and more:
Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office (Miami-Dade County, FL)
With increasing tourism, increasing population, and increasing commerce came increasing employment opportunities for attorneys in Miami-Dade County.
Read MoreAuthors: Kristine Hamann, PCE and AE.
Read about effective methods for recruiting Gen Z prosecutors based on those in the field.
PCE’s Pop-Up included conversations with senior prosecutors, new prosecutors, and law school administrators on new interview ideas and more.
Read MoreAuthor: PCE Staff
Have you read our most recent publications? Have you watched our latest videos? Open the full newsletter to see what projects PCE has been working on.
Ben Struhl, Executive Director, Crime and Justice Policy Lab (CJP) at the University of Pennsylvania
Linda Ford, Counsel to the Legal Training Unit and Senior Trial Counsel, New York County District Attorney’s Office
Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Derek Fitch, Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, Minnesota
Deputy DA Michael Vidmar, Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office, California
Debra Gillispie: Mothers Against Gun Violence (MAGV), Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Social Science Researcher Stacy Sechrist, PhD, RTI International, Justice Practice Area
Chief Assistant DA Anna Rossi Anderson, Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Utah
Wayne Thomas, BSC (HONS) PSYCH, MA (OXON), PGCE, MBPSS, Tailored Training Programs
Linda Ford, Counsel to the Legal Training Unit, New York County District Attorney’s Office, New York
Author: NBP
This paper explores methods that can be used by prosecutor offices across the country to identify and disclose police impeachment material. Statewide efforts to standardize impeachment disclosure also are examined. The purpose of this paper is to provide general information for prosecutors considering these issues.
On July 17th, 2025 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on preventing and prosecuting gun violence. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read MoreAuthor: DAASNY
“Prosecutors have more freedom than any other actor to do “the right thing.” Prosecutors find the truth, decide who should be charged, or hold the perpetrator accountable. Only prosecutors are given the freedom – and with it the ethical duty – to promote all these vital components of “the right thing.””
PCE and Microsoft teamed up for a 2-day in-person event in Chicago, IL on June 17-18, 2025. Here prosecutors and IT staff across the country discussed AI and ethical/use policy, did a crash course on co-pilot and were able to put their knowledge into hands-on guided prompt datasets.
On June 3, 2025 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on prosecuting in the age of AI. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE. Topics included the path to generative AI, AI and ethics for prosecutors, and more.
Read MoreOn April 17th, 2025 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on preventing and prosecuting gun violence.
Read More
Technology is constantly changing and prosecution must change with it. From actual evidence to the data that determines crime trends, keeping up with the latest in tech can be overwhelming. Our resources dive into the expansive field with a focus on emerging technology as it relates to evidence and how data can shape the work of a prosecutor.
Author: PCE NBP
Speaker: John Wixted
Speaker: Lora Sims
Social Media Safety: A Prosecutor’s Approach to Educating High School Students
As part of PCE’s Quick Learning Series, District Attorney Paul Battisti of the Broome County District Attorney’s Office (NY), discusses an innovative program from his office aimed at educating high school students on social media safety. Through an office-sponsored competition, local high schools developed videos with tips and reminders for peers as to how to stay safe on social media. Video Duration: 00:17:36
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Author: PERF
This report explores DA-driven initiatives that have the support of law enforcement members in their jurisdictions—programs that go beyond DAs merely reviewing cases presented by police and then offering plea bargains or prosecuting those cases in court.
This project was conceived by PERF Deputy Director Jennifer Sommers, a former longtime state and county prosecutor in New York. She has long believed that “effective collaboration between police and prosecutors is the key to moving from good to great,” and partnered with Kristine Hamann to showcase how jurisdictions across the country are putting that principle into practice. Together, they identified examples of innovative, prosecution-led partnerships from around the country that are strengthening public safety and advancing justice.
Authors: NBP and PCE
Through research, innovation, collaboration, and outreach, prosecutor offices are developing many effective methods for investigating and litigating these violent crimes, as well as preventing future incidents. This paper provides an overview of some of the successful approaches being used by prosecutors around the country.
On September 9, 2025 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on Science-Based Interviewing. It focused on prosecutor’s use of evidence backed techniques grounded in psychology and cognitive science to gather accurate and reliable information from witnesses, victims, and suspects. These methods prioritize rapport-building and open-ended questioning to reduce bias, enhance recall, and strengthen the quality of evidence. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read MoreAuthors: Elaine Borakove, Kristine Hamann, Antonia Merzon
Author: PCE
Retail theft is one of the most common crimes that many jurisdictions face. See how offices across the country are utilizing unique collaborations to prevent these pervasive crimes.
On February 13, 2025, PCE hosted a webinar on Organized Retail Theft and the challenges and solutions associated.
Read MoreAs part of Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence’s Quick Learning Series, Santa Clara County District Attorney (CA) Jeff Rosen spoke on how investigators in his office fight crime in partnership with law enforcement. Video Duration: 00:18:17
Establishing a Family Peace Center
As part of Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence’s Quick Learning Series, DA Kevin Barton of the Washington County District Attorney’s Office (OR), spoke on his office’s efforts to establish a Family Peace Center. Video Duration: 00:20:43
Survivor Justice Legislation: Through a Prosecutorial Lens
As part of PCE’s Quick Learning Series, Lisa Perlman, Chief of the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) Unit in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office (NY) discusses survivor justice legislation. Video Duration: 00:15:51
Author: Antonia Merzon
Criminal justice practitioners are facing questions about emerging AI technology and how to use it appropriately. This article offers guidance for criminal justice practitioners interested in adopting GAI technology.
On April 8, 2026, PCE hosted a Pop-Up on the basics about crypto currency crime, how to help victims of this growing problem and a case brought by a local prosecutor.
On April 7, 2026 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on the importance of managing change as managers. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read MoreOn January 27, 2026, PCE hosted a Pop-Up on What You Do Matters: Lessons from the Holocaust.
Photo Credit: What You Do Matters Institute
2025 – Inclusive and Respectful Workplace Policy – Ramsey County, Minnesota
PCE has created materials on recruitment and retention of both legal and non-legal staff in prosecutor offices. Watch videos from seasoned prosecutors, read our publications, and explore topics that can help your office better recruit and retain staff.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Maybe you’re facing staffing shortages. Maybe recruiting new lawyers and support staff hasn’t been fruitful. Or maybe you’re having trouble keeping up with the many roles that prosecutors must now take on. See our guide on navigating these challenges and more:
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Prosecutor offices across the nation are taking thoughtful approaches to both counteracting the concerns causing employees to resign, and enhancing the rewarding factors inspiring them to stay. This paper presents a number of these successful methods.
Authors: PCE, PCE’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP)
Maybe you’re facing staffing shortages. Maybe recruiting new lawyers and support staff hasn’t been fruitful. Or maybe you’re having trouble keeping up with the many roles that prosecutors must now take on. See our guide on navigating these challenges and more:
Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office (Miami-Dade County, FL)
With increasing tourism, increasing population, and increasing commerce came increasing employment opportunities for attorneys in Miami-Dade County.
Read MoreAuthors: Kristine Hamann, PCE and AE.
Read about effective methods for recruiting Gen Z prosecutors based on those in the field.
PCE’s Pop-Up included conversations with senior prosecutors, new prosecutors, and law school administrators on new interview ideas and more.
Read MoreAuthor: PCE Staff
Have you read our most recent publications? Have you watched our latest videos? Open the full newsletter to see what projects PCE has been working on.
Ben Struhl, Executive Director, Crime and Justice Policy Lab (CJP) at the University of Pennsylvania
Linda Ford, Counsel to the Legal Training Unit and Senior Trial Counsel, New York County District Attorney’s Office
Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Derek Fitch, Ramsey County Attorney’s Office, Minnesota
Deputy DA Michael Vidmar, Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office, California
Debra Gillispie: Mothers Against Gun Violence (MAGV), Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Social Science Researcher Stacy Sechrist, PhD, RTI International, Justice Practice Area
Chief Assistant DA Anna Rossi Anderson, Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Utah
Wayne Thomas, BSC (HONS) PSYCH, MA (OXON), PGCE, MBPSS, Tailored Training Programs
Linda Ford, Counsel to the Legal Training Unit, New York County District Attorney’s Office, New York
Author: NBP
This paper explores methods that can be used by prosecutor offices across the country to identify and disclose police impeachment material. Statewide efforts to standardize impeachment disclosure also are examined. The purpose of this paper is to provide general information for prosecutors considering these issues.
On July 17th, 2025 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on preventing and prosecuting gun violence. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE.
Read MoreAuthor: DAASNY
“Prosecutors have more freedom than any other actor to do “the right thing.” Prosecutors find the truth, decide who should be charged, or hold the perpetrator accountable. Only prosecutors are given the freedom – and with it the ethical duty – to promote all these vital components of “the right thing.””
PCE and Microsoft teamed up for a 2-day in-person event in Chicago, IL on June 17-18, 2025. Here prosecutors and IT staff across the country discussed AI and ethical/use policy, did a crash course on co-pilot and were able to put their knowledge into hands-on guided prompt datasets.
On June 3, 2025 PCE hosted a Pop-Up on prosecuting in the age of AI. If you are interested in the meeting materials, please contact PCE. Topics included the path to generative AI, AI and ethics for prosecutors, and more.
Read MoreOn April 17th, 2025 PCE hosted a National Best Practices Committee meeting on preventing and prosecuting gun violence.
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At the heart of our profession is a commitment to ethical behavior. With changes in the criminal justice system and, on a larger scale, our society, we’re faced with ethical challenges regularly.
Author: PCE
This publication provides a list of rules of professional conduct, ethics opinions, CLE requirements, and state statutes relevant to attorneys’ cybersecurity obligations.
Author: NBP
This paper explores methods that can be used by prosecutor offices across the country to identify and disclose police impeachment material. Statewide efforts to standardize impeachment disclosure also are examined. The purpose of this paper is to provide general information for prosecutors considering these issues.
Author: DAASNY
“Prosecutors have more freedom than any other actor to do “the right thing.” Prosecutors find the truth, decide who should be charged, or hold the perpetrator accountable. Only prosecutors are given the freedom – and with it the ethical duty – to promote all these vital components of “the right thing.””
Author: PCE
This publication provides links to ABA Model Rules with supporting sections and comments relevant to cybersecurity.
Authors: PCE and KC Steckelberg (Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan)
Read about strategies for working with the press including, ethical rules and guidelines, developing a communications strategy and special considerations for various aspects of a case.
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.
Read MorePCE Pop-Ups review current topics through presentations and breakout groups. December 8, 2021 we discussed Empowering Ethical Prosecution.
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