2015–2021 Term Report

CRIME CONTROL & PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
29
JUNIOR STATE’S ATTORNEYS
30
AIM TO B’MORE PARTICIPANTS
30
STUDENTS ENGAGED
WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Great Expectations launched in Franklin Square
Elementary in September of 2015.
VICTIM AND
WITNESS SERVICES
OVER
3200
VICTIMS AND WITNESSES
OF CRIME SERVED
549
SURVIVORS OF HOMICIDE OFFERED
COUNSELING SESSION
96
VICTIMS AND WITNESSES
OF CRIME RELOCATED
VIOLENT OFFENDERS
Ă SECURED 126
CONVICTIONS including
public enemy #1 Darryl
Anderson and double
murderer Quinton Bass.
Ă Convicted serial sex
offender Nelson Clifford
who was sentenced to
over 30 years in jail.
Ă Violent repeat offender
and Black Guerilla Family
Gang member Capone
Chase was convicted
for the 2013 murder
of Ramon Rodriquez.
Ă Former Bishop Heather
Cook was prosecuted for
the drunk driving death of
cyclist Thomas Palermo.
Ă Carlos Wheeler, member
of the Broadway East drug
gang known as the “Gucci
Boys” was sentenced to
life in prison after being
convicted of conspiracy
to commit first degree
murder, attempted first
degree murder, and second
degree assault.
COURT IN THE COMMUNITY
Court in the Community is an event
created by State’s Attorney Mosby
and held quarterly by the Community
Engagement Division with the purpose
of educating the public about the
criminal justice process.
Topics Covered in
2015 Included:
• Sexual Assault`
• Domestic Violence
CONVICTION INTEGRITY UNIT
Ă THE CONVICTION INTEGRITY UNIT (CIU) investigates both in-court and out-of-court claims
of innocence including investigating post-sentencing issues related to DNA evidence and
wrongful conviction claims.
Ă The CIU also enforces
violations of probations
and, when appropriate,
makes diversionary
recommendations for
probation violators with
drug problems, mental
health challenges, and
other lifestyle challenges
that would respond to an
alternative to incarceration.
• Juvenile Violence
• Re-entry
Ă RELIEF FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
VICTIMS: Enables judges and court
commissioners to tailor the relief provided
by the courts to each victim’s individual
needs, ensuring that we are doing everything
possible to keep survivors safe.
Ă JUVENILE TRANSFER DETERMINATIONS:
Requires courts statewide to hold juveniles
charged as adults in juvenile facilities
pending transfer determinations.
Ă In 2015, the CIU complied
with the SAO’s legal
obligations by reviewing
over 8,400 petitions
for expungement for
statutory eligibility,
resulting in nearly
6,000 expunged cases.
POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE
AFFAIRS VICTORIES
Ă The General Assembly
passed laws expanding
expungement eligibility
beginning on October 1,
2015. The CIU vigorously
pursues violations of
probation committed by
violent repeat offenders
in order to keep the
community safe from these
dangerous offenders.
Ă SECOND CHANCE ACT: Allows individuals
to petition a court to shield certain nonviolent
misdemeanor convictions, enabling
them to obtain jobs without their criminal
record blocking their paths. Shielded
records, however, remain fully accessible to
law enforcement and the court ensuring that
the public’s safety is not compromised.
2015–2021 TERM REPORT
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