City Prosecutor's Office
Technology Unit

The Technology Unit is responsible for developing and managing technology projects to improve the business systems of the Prosecutor's Office, training attorneys on preparing and conducting visual trials, maintaining the public and internal Web sites, responding to media requests, administrating grants, video production, reviewing legislation, and tracking bills.

The Technology Unit is currently working on the Electronic Prosecutor Records Organization (ePRO) project. This project covers electronic files, evidence, and case management, eDiscovery, bar coding for mandatory physical evidence, expanding existing interfaces with the Municipal Court and Police Department and creating new interfaces. This project will greatly enhance the efficiency of the Prosecutor's Office.

The Technology Unit trains attorneys on how to conduct visual trials using PowerPoint and the media equipment. The Unit maintains the Impaired Driving PowerPoint presentation and develops ways to improve visually presenting trials. The Unit also provides technical support to the Office on developing visually enhanced presentations.

The Technology Unit maintains the Law Department Web site, Victim Information Center, Barking Dog Information Center, Interactive Disclosure Center, eDiscovery site, and Law Department Intranet. The Victim Information Center provides information on the court process, resources for victims, and forms for victims to update their contact information, submit restitution requests and prepare victim impact statements. The Interactive Disclosure Center is a repository of information related to impaired driving cases that defense attorneys are directed to obtain and is used extensively to comply with the office's disclosure obligations. It includes the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN) logs electronically entered by all Phoenix Police Department certified HGN officers .

The Technology Unit films and prepares training DVDs for prosecutors within the office and around the state. In addition, members of the Technology Unit prepare and film training and informational segments for the Phoenix Police Department.