Programs

  • Elevating Trust and Legitimacy for Prosecutors Project

    TRUST AND LEGITIMACY: THE ASSOCIATION HAS PARTNERED WITH THE YALE JUSTICE COLLABORATORY TO PUT TOGETHER THE ELEVATING TRUST AND LEGITIMACY FOR PROSECUTORS PROJECT. A CRUCIAL STEP TO ACHIEVING A JUST AND TRUSTED LEGAL SYSTEM IS TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS ARE TREATED FAIRLY AND WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. MORE THAN A DECADE'S WORK IN POLICING AND COURTS SETTINGS HAS SHOWN HOW CONCERTED EFFORTS CAN HELP CHANGE THE WAY CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS COMMUNICATE AND ENGAGE WITH SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS AND PRODUCE INCREASED PUBLIC TRUST AND VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE AND COOPERATION. THE ASSOCIATION AND THE PROJECT PARTNERS WILL WORK WITH SELECTED SITES TO ASSESS HOW PROSECUTORS INTERACT WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO INCREASE PUBLIC TRUST. PROJECT STAFF WILL WORK WITH PROSECUTORS AND STAFF ACROSS THE SELECTED OFFICES TO IDENTIFY AND ENHANCE EXISTING TRUST-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO SEEK TO TEST HOW NEW PRACTICES CAN SUPPLEMENT THE OFFICE'S GUN DIVERSION WORK AND OTHER INTERACTIONS WITH THE ACCUSED, WITNESSES, VICTIMS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $507.1K

  • Capital Litigation Training Program

    CAPITAL LITIGATION: THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS PROSECUTORS TO ENHANCE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC IN STATE CAPITAL CASES BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CAPITAL CASE LITIGATION TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO STATE AND LOCAL PROSECUTORS AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRACTITIONERS. IN ADDITION, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES COORDINATION WITH DEFENDERS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN STATE CAPITAL CASES.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $483.5K

  • Reproductive Healthcare Initiative

    REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE: THIS NATIONAL INITIATIVE SUPPORTS PROSECUTORS IN UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE ISSUES THROUGH A PUBLIC SAFETY LENS. GUIDED BY A COMMITTEE OF PROSECUTORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE PROJECT EMPHASIZES: MEDICAL SCIENCE AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER'S PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AS THE FOUNDATION FOR PROSECUTORIAL DECISION-MAKING, RESEARCH INTO HOW REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAWS AFFECT DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND OUTCOMES AND GUIDANCE TO HELP PROSECUTORS ALIGN THEIR PRACTICES WITH CURRENT MEDICAL STANDARDS AND HEALTHCARE ACCESS. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT PROSECUTORIAL PRACTICES REFLECT SOUND MEDICAL UNDERSTANDING AND PROMOTE FAIR, INFORMED OUTCOMES IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MATTERS.
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    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $441.7K