Creation of Best Practices Committees for Prosecutors

The BJA Fellowship Program will continue to facilitate the creation, development and implementation of best practices committees for prosecutors in states across the country. The Statewide Best Practices Committees for Prosecutors Project leverages state, local, or tribal subject-matter expertise to assess areas of need and to develop strategies, tools, and policies in collaboration with BJA staff for the benefit of the criminal justice field. BJA will collaborate with practitioners and researchers to build capacity to address gaps in priority and emerging issues in the criminal justice field. The development of Statewide Best Practices Committees for Prosecutors project creates the foundation for a law enforcement think thank that can develop new shared ideas and strategies that will improve the work of prosecutors. These committees give prosecutors the opportunity to consider the bigger issues faced collectively in the state and to be proactive in improving their work so that convictions are sure to be right in the first instance. The goals will be achieved by the Fellow in cooperation with BJA by travelling to states that are in various stages of establishing Best Practices Committees to provide them technical assistance, and to disseminate and publish articles on the benefits of Best Practices Committees. NCA/NCF