JUSTICE 2020 – The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office
— Read on www.brooklynda.org/justice2020/
The report can be accessed HERE
Tag: Prosecutor
The Progressive Prosecutor’s Handbook
21 PRINCIPLES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY PROSECUTOR
The Paradox of “Progressive Prosecution” – Harvard Law Review
The latest in the trial of Michael Rosfeld – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Interactive
Officer involved shooting the Antwon Rose case
— Read on newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/michael-rosfeld-trial-antwon-rose/
Prosecutors, Police, and Communities Release Toolkit for Officer Involved Fatalities | John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Prosecutors, Police, and Communities Release Toolkit for Officer Involved Fatalities | John Jay College of Criminal Justice
— Read on www.jjay.cuny.edu/news/prosecutors-police-and-communities-release-toolkit-officer-involved-fatalities
The publication can be accessed HERE
After Stephon Clark shooting, California AG releases 49 suggestions to improve Sacramento police | The Sacramento Bee
After the incidents of police using force in 2014 and 2015 it became a popular for outside agencies to investigate incidents of police use of force.
Here is an example of the California AG Investigation on the Stephon Clark shooting.
With a $20 million lawsuit and two criminal probes into the Stephon Clark shooting looming, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra has released a report with 49 recommendations for improving Sacramento police. Police Chief Daniel Hahn asked for the report following Clark’s death at the hands of two officers last March.
— Read on amp.sacbee.com/news/state/california/article225242250.html
The report can also be accessed HERE
Charges To Be Declined | Rachael Rollins for Suffolk DA
Don’t District Attorneys swear an oath to uphold the laws of their state? Why are the rights of a criminal put before the rights of a victim?
So if you shoplift (steal from a store) get arrested the DA won’t prosecute?
This will make 2019 Christmas Shopping less painful.
Charges for which the Default is to Decline Prosecuting (unless supervisor permission is obtained).
Opinion | When the Police Become Prosecutors – The New York Times
READ this article carefully. The premise of the article is that misdemeanor level offenses are being made criminal. Common misdemeanor offenses like larceny, damage of property, drug possession, weapons possession, and assault. These are crimes all day long. I think the author is wanting to decriminalize these offenses. Really?
Officers quietly wield a lot of unchecked prosecutorial power.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/opinion/police-prosecutors-misdemeanors.html
Bell fires veteran St. Louis County prosecutor who presented grand jury evidence in Michael Brown case | Law and order | stltoday.com
Mr. Bell is one of a few newly elected prosecutors that plan on making drastic changes for the future. This is all part of a trend to decriminalize some laws and to lessen punishment for people convicted of crime.
Wesley Bell said he made three changes but declined to describe them. He said ‘we wish the three individuals well.’
— Read on www.stltoday.com/content/tncms/live/
Here is a .pdf copy of the Policy:
The link below is a story on the thoughts of the Losing incumbent McCulloch:
Future of Policing 