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Creating safe communities through smart justice.
Who is your district attorney and what does your district attorney do? DAs are responsible for seeking fair and equal justice for everyone. Their job involves more than prosecuting criminals who break the law. DAs also work to make sure the justice system is smart, reflects the needs of our communities and supports victims of crime.
As the Pennsylvania legislature finished the budget, it also passed HB 156, legislation which will help younger teenagers testify against their accusers, especially in cases of sexual and other forms of violence, including human trafficking. This legislation recognizes the trauma that young victims of crime often suffer and how that trauma makes testimony difficult.
As the voice of Pennsylvania’s prosecutors, the PDAA is pleased to partner with the victim services community to celebrate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (April 18-24, 2021). The purpose of this celebration resonates with prosecutors in particular because serving victims of crime, and ensuring their rights, is at the core of what we do. As long as there are offenders creating victims, we will continue fighting to make sure that the victims are treated with the dignity, fairness and respect they deserve.
The unprecedented events of 2020 amplified a loss of trust and confidence in our criminal justice system felt deeply by some minority communities. Trust must be restored, and in criminal justice, the District Attorney and the district attorney’s office has a large role to play in that process.
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