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Bonnie Dumanis, District Attorney, San Diego, California Bonnie Dumanis was sworn in as the district attorney for San Diego County in January 2003—and is the first woman to serve in this role. Prior to serving as San Diego's top prosecutor, she served as a judge. In this capacity, she was a driving force behind the creation of local drug and domestic violence courts. Here she talks about her experiences. read interview   Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn, New York Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes started a community prosecution program in 1991 to address neighborhood quality-of-life and public safety issues in Brooklyn. His office created five judicial zones, covering anywhere from four to six police precincts each. Here he talks about the process of creating the program. read interview   Dr. Catherine Coles, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Dr. Catherine Coles is a researcher and fellow in the Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Here she discusses the burgeoning field of community prosecution, including its origins, best practices and its future. read interview   Jan Scully, District Attorney, Sacramento County, California Jan Scully has been the district attorney of Sacramento County since 1994. In May 2006 she spoke with Center staff about her office’s community prosecution program. read interview   Jeff Altenburg, Community Prosecutor Team Captain, Milwaukee District Attorney’s Office Jeff Altenburg has been a prosecutor since 1997 and in 2002 joined the Milwaukee District Attorney’s Community Prosecution Unit, where he is currently the Community Prosecution Team Captain as well as the Community Prosecutor for Milwaukee Police Department District Three. In June 2007, he was named the Assistant District Attorney of the Year by the Wisconsin District Attorney Association. Shortly after, he spoke with the Center about the award and Milwaukee’s vision for community prosecution, and how it’s changed since he was interviewed by Center staff in May 2006. read interview   Michael D. Schrunk, District Attorney, Portland, Oregon Michael Schrunk has been the district attorney in Multnomah County, Oregon, for over 25 years, and has been the leader in several innovative justice initiatives. He launched Portland’s community prosecution program in 1990 and helped to open Portland’s first community court in 1998. In February 2007 he spoke with Center for Court Innovation staff about his experiences with both. read interview   Michael Kemper, Deputy Inspector, New York Police Department Deputy Inspector Michael Kemper is the commanding officer of the New York Police Department’s 76th Precinct, one of the three police precincts served by the Red Hook Community Justice Center and the one that incorporates the Red Hook neighborhood itself. The 76th precinct was recently named #1 in New York City in crime reduction over the past two years. In February 2008, Deputy Inspector Kemper spoke to Center staff about this impressive achievement. read interview   Mike Kuykendall, Vice President of Central City/Downtown Services, Portland Business Alliance In 1992, Portland District Attorney Michael Schrunk asked Assistant District Attorney Mike Kuykendall to help launch a community prosecution program, one of the first in the country. Here he talks about the his experiences and the field in general. read interview   Paul L. Howard, Jr., District Attorney, Atlanta, Georgia Currently serving his second term, Paul L. Howard, Jr. assumed the Office of Fulton County District Attorney in January 1997—becoming the first African-American to be elected district attorney in the history of the State of Georgia. Here he talks about Atlanta's innovative community prosecution program. read interview   Rosalind Jeffers, Chief, Community Prosecution Section, Dallas City Attorney’s Office Rosalind Jeffers discusses her office’s approach to community prosecution and some of its key programs, including a reentry initiative and community court programs. read interview   Roxann Pais, Chief Community Prosecutor, Dallas City Attorney's Office Roxann Pais was appointed to be Dallas’s chief community prosecutor in 2001. Here she talks about the unique contributions her office has made to the field. read interview   Scott C. Newman, Former Marion County District Attorney, Indianapolis, Indiana Scott C. Newman was elected Marion County District Attorney in 1994, and served until 2003. In this role made community prosecution a key part of his overall crime-fighting strategy for Indianapolis and surrounding areas. Here he talks about his interest in community justice and the obstacles he encountered—and overcame—as his office looked for new ways to address issues of crime and public safety. read interview   Theron Bowman, Chief of Police, Arlington, Texas Theron Bowman began his law enforcement career with the Arlington Police Department in Arlington, Texas—a city of over 300,000—nearly 25 years ago, just before its community policing program began. He has been chief of police since 1999. In January 2007, he participated in a roundtable, assembled by the Center for Court Innovation and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, to discuss failure and innovation in criminal justice, a transcript of which is scheduled to be published in the first issue of the Journal of Court Innovation in the fall of 2007. read interview   Thomas P. Zugibe, District Attorney, Rockland County, N.Y. Thomas P. Zugibe, the district attorney of Rockland County, N.Y., takes an office-wide approach to community prosecution. read interview   Walter Dickey, Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School Walter Dickey has been a member of the faculty of the University of Wisconsin Law School for almost 30 years. He has written extensively about community justice issues, and how police and prosecutors work can together with community members effectively for public safety. Here he speaks about his views on community prosecution. read interview   Wanda L. Dallas, Former Assistant District Attorney, Atlanta As Chief Community Prosecutor of the Fulton County District Attorney's Office from 2001 until 2005, Wanda Dallas acquired a wealth of first-hand knowledge about solving neighborhood problems. Perhaps the most important lesson she learned is about how to engage the community—a critical feature of any community prosecution program and one whose importance was underscored for her when the community protested the seizure of a drug house. Here she talks about that particular experience and others. read interview