2015–2021 Term Report

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OCTOBER 2016
The SAO released a white paper
titled: Investigating and
Prosecuting Police Misconduct:
Reform Proposals. The
recommendations were in
response to the issues faced in
the case of Freddie Gray and
that are illustrated in the DOJ
report released earlier in 2016.
This was the start of the SAOs
six years of advocacy that
continues today for police
reform proposals. The purpose
of this paper is to ensure that
the truth is known and justice
done when there are allegations
of police misconduct.
SAO JOINS COALITION TO COMBAT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & SEXUAL
ASSAULT, in partnership with BPD,
Baltimore Child Abuse Center, House of
Ruth, and the Governor’s Office of Crime
Control and Prevention to improve the
criminal justice system’s response to
domestic violence victims and teenage
victims of sex assault. The coalition used
grant funding to hire a full-time prosecutor
and two full-time advocates to work
exclusively with the victims of these crimes.
This significantly improves information and
data sharing among agencies, increase
victims’ access to services, and improves
prosecutorial outcomes.
CREATED NEW CRIME
STRATEGIES UNIT (CSU)
that uses intelligence and
data analyses to more
effectively prosecute
violent crime. The CSU is
modeled on the successful
Crime Strategies Unit in
the Manhattan District
Attorney’s Office.
VWS ADVOCATES DEDICATED
TO MISDEMEANOR JURY
TRIALS (MJT). MJT, with a grant
the SAO received, was able to
hire two advocates to work
exclusively with victims and
witnesses in the MJT. These
advocates work with to identify
and contact victims and
witnesses, and assist them in
arranging interviews, escorting
them to court, and more.
DECEMBER 2016
Catherine Elizabeth Pugh was
sworn in as the 50th Mayor of
the City of Baltimore.
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