Posts tagged Behavioral Health Justice Center
#23: Prosecutor as Innovator: The DA’s Power to Move the Needle of Justice

The prosecutor sits in a powerful position in the American criminal justice system, deciding who to charge and with what, and wielding significant discretion.  Some prosecutors use this power to focus narrowly on crime but George Gascon, District Attorney in San Francisco, CA, uses his office to attempt to better the system, to increase public safety, and to make his city a stronger community.

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