FY 18 Innovative Prosecution Project

The purpose of the Innovative Prosecution Solutions Program is to provide state, local, and tribal prosecutors with information, resources, and training and technical assistance (TTA) to develop effective strategies and programs to address violent crime and prosecute individuals responsible for homicides caused by illegal opioids. Prosecutors are leaders within the criminal justice system who possess an enormous responsibility within the criminal justice system. Accordingly, they are well positioned to bring the police, the community, and local agencies together to combat violent crime in their jurisdictions.

The Innovative Prosecution Solutions Program encourages prosecutors to use data in the development of their violent crime strategies and programs. As such, it builds upon analysis-driven, promising practices and evidence-based prosecution by encouraging state, local, and tribal prosecutorial agencies to develop effective, economical, and innovative responses to crime within their jurisdictions. Applicants will identify a problem to be addressed and may enlist a research partner to help evaluate the effectiveness of their Innovative Prosecution Solutions.

The Shelby County District Attorney General's Office in the 30th Judicial District will use awarded grant funds to reduce opioid addiction in Shelby County by developing a better understanding of the county’s opioid problem, by more effectively connecting addicts to treatment, by more effectively identifying and prosecuting traffickers/distributors, and by capitalizing on existing programs and services to provide more effective community education, prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts.

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