Community Prosecutor, Theresa Romero, discusses bystander awareness on KRQE.
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Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office Seek Volunteers for Victim Resource Center
The Bernalillo District Attorney’s Victim Resource Center’s advocates and volunteers have been working remotely since the beginning of the pandemic. Now, the Center is preparing to provide more in-person services, just in time for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, recognized in October of every year. “People have access to resources immediately,” Leslie Ulibarri, Victim Advocate Administrator
Assistant District Attorneys Learn from Drug Court Professionals from Across the Nation
It’s not everyday that prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, police officers and mental health professionals get the opportunity to share experiences and learn about best practices from each other. But several attorneys in the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office were able to do just that at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals Conference in the
Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office Receives Funding for Additional Courthouse Facility Animal
Soon, the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office will have a new employee to help support victims through the trauma of testifying in court. Only this team member won’t carry a briefcase and won’t be wearing a suit, but this four-legged team member will wear a red vest with “facility dog” written in bold letters. Thanks
August: Bystander Awareness Month
Bernalillo County District Attorney Raúl Torrez Files New Charges Against Steven Baca and Announces Civil Suit Against Private Militia Group
Children often humiliated and intimated by legal system, DA says
DA Torrez proposes changes to reduce the number of times a child would have to be interviewed before testifying at a trial, and limit the harm inflicted by the system.
