Nearly 20 years ago George Gascon was the deputy chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. This month he was elected as the city’s new district attorney overcoming fierce opposition from law enforcement groups. Gascon, the former district attorney and police chief of San Francisco, campaigned on a platform of criminal justice reform, including a promise to stop prosecuting children as adults, not seeking the death penalty and possibly reopening investigations into fatal shootings by police officers. We’ll talk to Gascon about his ideas for reform and his close election, defeating LA’s first Black district attorney partly by galvanizing the support of Black Lives Matter activists.
— Read on www.kqed.org/forum/2010101880966/incoming-los-angeles-district-attorney-george-gascon-promises-criminal-justice-reform
Tag: Prosecutor
Government Misconduct and Convicting the Innocent The Role of Prosecutors, Police and Other Law Enforcement
Jussie Smollett case: Special prosecutor finds ‘substantial abuses of discretion’ as he concludes investigation – Chicago Sun-Times
Special Prosecutor Dan Webb did not find evidence to support filing criminal charges against Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx or any other prosecutor.
— Read on chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/17/21372023/jussie-smollett-special-prosecutor-investigation-kim-foxx-dan-webb-criminal-charges
“To Prosecute” — Interviews about early decision-making
To Prosecute is a collection of approximately 20 interviews with senior prosecutors from around the U.S., each of whom have led their offices to rethink early decision-making and diversion practices.
— Read on www.lagratta.com/to-prosecute-book
Prosecutors and Crime Survivors How Can Prosecutors Better Address the Needs Of Crime Survivors
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The Real Reason People Want to Oust Prosecutor Kim Foxx Has Nothing to Do With Jussie Smollett – Mother Jones
The Real Reason People Want to Oust Prosecutor Kim Foxx Has Nothing to Do With Jussie Smollett – Mother Jones
— Read on www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/03/jussie-smollett-kim-foxx-prosecutors-kim-gardner-aramis-ayala-lawsuit-racism/
SF prosecutor, police union clash over new vehicle stop policies
The new policies include ending the charging of cases where contraband was obtained through ‘pretextual’ traffic stops
— Read on www.policeone.com/law-enforcement-policies/articles/sf-prosecutor-police-union-clash-over-new-vehicle-stop-policies-qmzrTdq1cDWygqhM/
Attorney General William Barr condemned by 39 prosecutors for ‘dangerous and failed’ approach to criminal justice – The Washington Post
“We know policies based on fear don’t work; they simply deepen divides and promote a false narrative,” 41 elected prosecutors wrote in a joint statement.
— Read on www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/02/13/attorney-general-barr-prosecutors/
Criminal justice: Police, progressive prosecutors battle over reform
A new wave of progressive prosecutors are drawing the ire of police groups that warn a \
— Read on www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/08/criminal-justice-police-progressive-prosecutors-battle-over-reform/4660796002/
Seattle Project Seattle | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO
A quick glance this section has a lot of stories about quality of life issues in Seattle.
KOMO 4 TV provides news, sports, weather and local event coverage in the Seattle, Washington area including Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Bremerton, SeaTac, Auburn, Mercer Island, Bothell, Shoreline, Lynnwood, Mill Creek and Everett.
— Read on komonews.com/news/project-seattle
Future of Policing 