Association of Prosecuting Attorneys

IN THE NEWS: "New Program Offers Resources Instead of Prosecution for ‘Survivor-Defendants’ in Nashville" https://lnkd.in/eb5UsPWh Office of the District Attorney General/Nashville-Davidson County and YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee have teamed up and are one of APA's pilot sites!

The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) released "Prosecutors in State Courts, 2020" last week which highlighted employee demographics and office operations across the country for State Courts. According to the report, "State court prosecutors are afforded broad discretion in determining who is charged with an offense and if a case goes to trial. Findings show that state prosecutor offices charged 78% of all felony matters reviewed in 2020, and 67% of all felony matters concluded by state prosecutor offices were adjudicated following a plea bargain." This comprehensive report breaks down attorneys and other staff within these offices showing a continual increase in staff since 1992. Read the entire report here: https://lnkd.in/gnTvVyQs

Today—PART 2! There’s still time to register!

Along with the work done to provide prosecutors’ offices with varying levels of data visualization and technical support, APA and Measures for Justice have worked closely with the National Prosecutor Dashboard Advisory Group made up of prosecutors, researchers, national organizations, and foundations inhabiting the public prosecutorial data platform space. “National Prosecutorial Dashboards: Lessons Learned, Themes and Categories for Consideration,” was produced through this collaboration, a comprehensive guide to assist prosecutors with implementing public-facing data visualizations. This document contains lessons learned, themes and categories for consideration, and links to external resources, including existing public-facing dashboards. https://lnkd.in/epSAeYPq

JOIN US TODAY, 11/18 at 3PM EST -- REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/exngrJwx

PART 2: Taking Action -- REGISTER TODAY https://lnkd.in/eYvxA3du

Part 1 of the Machinegun Conversion Devices Virtual National Summit was incredibly insightful, sparking a wealth of thought-provoking questions from attendees. The discussions were highly engaging, and it was clear that the topic resonated deeply with those involved. Thank you Chief Jeffrey Norman, Chief Antoinette U., District Attorney Kevin Steele, and University of Chicago Crime Lab - Jens Ludwig for being a part of this panel "Defining the Threat." Special thanks to State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy for moderating today's Summit! Did you miss Part 1? There is time to register and catch next week's Part 2! Register today: https://lnkd.in/eVQfjp-3

Today at 2pm!!!

JOIN US THURSDAY 11/7 at 2PM EST for Complex Homicide and Vicarious Trauma and Victimization. Secondary trauma and victimization aka vicarious victimization isn’t foreign to prosecutors, advocates and staff members. Those feelings of stress, burn out, physical and emotional exhaustion, can and do happen, and often with what seems to be no warning. It’s time to tackle the reality of vicarious victimization with information that will assist in identification, provide tools to help get one through, and ways to build support within agencies. This webinar is open to all prosecutors and prosecution teams, including investigators and advocates. Registrants may be required to verify employment prior to the webinar. REGISTER HERE: https://lnkd.in/e3WySaAg

Over the next month, we will be featuring our resources for data transparency. One of those is Prosecutorial Performance Indicators (PPI), in partnership with Florida International University and Loyola University Chicago. PPIs are a suite of modern indicators to be used as a tool to measure effectiveness, efficiency, and fairness. PPIs are measured under 3 goals: capacity & efficiency, community safety & well-being, fairness & justice, and 9 objectives: organization & staff capacity, addressing serious crime, racial & ethnic differences, time & resource prioritization, protecting & serving victims, minimizing unnecessary punitiveness, timeliness of case processing, community outreach & engagement, and prosecutorial ethics & integrity. Have you used PPI? Does your office use a data collection resource? We would love to hear from you and how it has benefited your office and community. Please email our Program Coordinator, April Doherty (april.doherty@apainc.org) with your thoughts and ideas.