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An d re w H. Wa r re n - St at e At t o r n ey fo r t h e T h i r t e e n t h Ju d i c i a l Ci rc u i t
engaging the Community in
our Criminal Justice system
ne of our goals at the State Attorney’s
Office is to develop a significant
presence in the dynamic and multi-
faceted community that we serve.
Doing so means interacting with
residents so that they have a better understanding of who
we are and what we do; partnering with attorneys,
stakeholders, and organizations involved in the criminal
justice system; and educating neighborhood associations
about new programs.
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robust community engagement builds
trust and promotes transparency and
accountability, which leads to more
amicable interactions and cooperation.
Robust community engagement builds trust and
promotes transparency and accountability, which leads to
more amicable interactions and cooperation. It gives the
community a voice about our criminal justice system,
which in turn provides us with invaluable insight into how
our prosecutorial decisions and policies impact
community health, safety, and crime at a grassroots level.
And it gives us a way to increase public knowledge about
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