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Monroe County Media Release

PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE ANNOUNCES NEW WEBSITE

www.monroeprosecutor.us

Bloomington, Indiana – Over the past several years the Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office has developed a series of new public safety resources, along with important crime prevention and education initiatives.  Now those programs have been clearly organized and made easily accessible to the public on a newly-designed website.  The comprehensive new site also features fresh information, including easily navigable Frequently Asked Questions, imbedded “You Tube” videos, and other multimedia content.

“Times have changed,” says Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Gaal.  “It’s not enough for a government agency to list an email address and phone number. Nowadays, people expect a professional looking website that offers high-quality and well-organized information.”

Now the public will be able to easily access detailed content about each of the many programs run by the Prosecutor’s Office; such as Adult Protective Services, Child Support, Pretrial and Infraction Diversion, Check Deception, the Victims Assistance Program, the Sex Crimes Unit, the Domestic Violence Unit, and the Mental Health Review Team.

Main menu tabs for Criminal Justice, Prevention & Education, Victim Assistance Program, the Child Support Division, and Law Enforcement Resources, each provide dropdown menus that organize content into clear topic areas.

For example, Prevention & Education topics include:

* Child Abuse

* Crimes Against the Elderly

* Domestic Violence

* Dropout Prevention

* Get a Ride! Drunk Driving Prevention

* Latino Outreach/Alcanze a Latinos

* Pharmaceutical Safe Disposal Program

* Sexual Assault

“There are many exciting new features for users to discover browsing the website,” describes Gaal.  “I invite people to have a look around and explore the contents.”

Featured fresh content includes a new prevention initiative designed to encourage victims/friends to come forward and report domestic violence.  The Victim Assistance Program menu links to a comprehensive list of helpful local community resources.  Adult Protective Services now includes an Online Confidential Report form for people to report an endangered adult to investigators.  The Child Support page now includes email links for directly contacting caseworkers, along with mug shots of its “Most Wanted.”  Several pages include public service announcements and video messages from the prosecutor explaining the various programs.

Explore the new prosecutor website at http://www.monroeprosecutor.us/.

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IPAC Contact Info

Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council
302 W. Washington St., Rm. E-205
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Telephone: 317-232-1836
Fax: 317-233-3599
Email: ipacinfo@ipac.in.gov (please note, this email address goes to IPAC staff, NOT a local prosecutor)

Attention: The Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council does NOT provide legal research, legal advice, or legal services to the public and does not have access to individual court records.

*Please contact your local county prosecutor for specific case information.*

Chris Naylor, Executive Director

Courtney Curtis, Assistant Executive Director

James Oliver, Deputy Director of Criminal Law

Robin Bischof, Chief of Staff

Abbie Heischman, Legislative Liaison

Chris Daniels, Senior Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor

Amy Blackett, Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Prosecutor

Karla Mantia, Title IV-D Policy Liaison

Whitney Riggs, Public Information Officer

David Powell, Senior Counsel

Tracy Fitz, Juvenile Resource Prosecutor

Erica Dobbs, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor

Andre Miksha, Deputy Director of Admin. & Civil Law

David Morris, IV-D Staff Attorney

Dave Thornburg, Drug Resource Prosecutor

Sharon Everling, Administrative Assistant

Kasey Nell, IV-D Administrative Staff & Paralegal

Shannon Meadows, Administrative Staff

Gisella Garibay, Administrative Staff