AEquitas - Champions for Justice

Combating Witness Intimidation to Improve Victim and Witness Cooperation, Law Enforcement Investigation & Prosecution
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PARTNER SITE METRICS
Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office

This partnership provided training and technical assistance for criminal justice professionals working in Boston to better recognize and identify existing intimidation and build capacity to effectively respond to identified intimidation. It also supported the implementation of a highly-visible coordinated approach among law enforcement and the community. In addition, efforts were made to educate the general public about witness intimidation crimes and being able to recognize the dangers.

19th Judicial District Attorney, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

This partnership provided training and technical assistance for criminal justice professionals working in Baton Rouge to better recognize and identify existing intimidation and build capacity to effectively respond to identified intimidation. The initiative fostered better collaboration between existing agencies such as Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination (BRAVE) and CSU. It also strove to better allocate limited resources such as witness relocation funds. The goals of the initiative included increasing trust in the criminal justice system, increasing victim and witness engagement, and improving prosecutorial outcomes.

Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City

This partnership provided training and technical assistance for criminal justice professionals working in Baltimore to better recognize and identify existing intimidation and build capacity to effectively respond to identified intimidation. It also helped better allocate limited resources such as witness relocation funds. The goals of the initiative included increasing trust in the criminal justice system, increasing victim and witness engagement, and improving prosecutorial outcomes.