To Prosecute Interviews about Early Decision-making

To Prosecute aims to celebrate and advance the improvements countless prosecutor's offices have made in recent years to enhance early decision-making practices. Whereas traditional prosecution decisions were more binary -- to prosecute or not -- many prosecutors have found new and creative ways to intervene early in a case to change individual and system outcomes for the better. This book compiles interviews with approximately 20 senior prosecutors who frame the status quo concerning early decision-making, what resources and data guide their improved practices, and how to ensure collaboration, fairness, and community input along the way. These perspectives come from jurisdictions small and large, progressive and conservative, and with a range of cultural and funding climates. Collectively, they answer a fundamental question about what it means to be a prosecutor.