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- Title
CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: INCREASING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION RELIABILITY THROUGH STATEWIDE SYSTEMATIC IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURES.
- Authors
Cutino, Josh
- Abstract
Several district attorney offices have established conviction integrity units and instituted programmatic reform as a result of wrongful convictions. However, reform only as a result of a wrongful conviction misses countless opportunities to reduce errors, identify best practices, and improve processes. This Comment explores various organizational models to reduce error and capture best practices in an effort to assist district attorneys in bolstering the effectiveness, efficiency, and reliability of criminal prosecutions. Ultimately, district attorneys should establish systematic procedures for assessing errors and improving internal processes. Part II describes various conviction integrity unit models created by district attorneys. Part III introduces the sentinel-event review process as a means of reducing error. Part IV describes different organizational procedures for institutionalizing and distributing best practices, such as the U.S. Air Force and New York State's criminal justice Best Practices Committee. I conclude in Part V by arguing that district attorneys should learn from these various programs, partner with police agencies and other stakeholders, and establish statewide organizations to capture and disseminate best practices.
- Subjects
UNITED States; PROSECUTION; ACTUAL innocence; BEST practices; PUBLIC prosecutors; CRIMINAL convictions; JUDICIAL error -- Social aspects; CRIMINAL law reform; CRIMINAL justice system
- Publication
Lewis & Clark Law Review, 2016, Vol 20, Issue 3, p1065
- ISSN
1557-6582
- Publication type
Article