Criminal Prosecution - Community Partnership

Catalog description

In this course, students will examine the shift of American prosecutors away from a response-driven model to an innovative and nationally recognized proactive model focused on preventing crime and increasing quality of life. Prosecutors across the United States are embracing the idea that communities are the central institution for crime prevention, and the success or failure of prosecutors, police, schools, and families are dependent on that community foundation. Community Prosecutors are now asked to use their legal knowledge in the field with police officers, use their communication skills to reach out to community members, use their courtroom and trial skills to prosecute the most violent criminals, and use their creativity to fashion appropriate alternatives to traditional prosecutions.