Prosecutors' Center for Excellence

Name

Prosecutors' Center for Excellence

Legal name

Prosecutors' Center for Excellence

Website

https://pceinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Consulting Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Prosecutor training services
• Criminal justice consulting
• Office assessment services
• Legal training programs
• Best practices guidance

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: PCE operates as a non-profit organization that relies on donations to fund its operations. The website features a donate button, suggesting voluntary contributions from individuals and organizations. The organization also receives support from foundation sponsors such as the Karpel Foundation for specific initiatives like the NBP committee.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PCE is a nonprofit organization that provides training, consulting, independent case reviews, and best-practices guidance to prosecutor offices across the United States. It offers specialized services such as confidential office assessments, caseload/workload studies, community engagement consulting, cybersecurity support, data and intake improvement, and gun violence prevention consulting. The organization also publishes resources, hosts in-person and virtual training events (including PCE Pop-Ups and the biennial National Prosecution Best Practices Conference), operates the National Best Practices Committee, and runs the free Articles of Interest email service.

Product overview

Prosecutors' Center for Excellence (PCE) is a consulting and training organization that offers a portfolio of services for prosecutor offices of all sizes. The core offerings include Independent Case Review services, Confidential Office Assessments, and specialized consulting in areas such as caseload/workload studies, community engagement, cybersecurity, data improvement, and gun violence prevention. PCE also operates the National Best Practices Committee (NBP), which produces publications and videos on prosecution best practices. The organization provides training through in-person events, virtual PCE Pop-Ups, national meetings, and the biennial National Prosecution Best Practices Conference. Additional services include a Resource Library, PCE Publications, the Articles of Interest email series, and the Frederick J. Watts Internship program for law students. The organization does not offer a software product but provides expertise, guidance, and educational resources to improve the criminal justice system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• National Best Practices Committee (NBP): A PCE committee that brings prosecutors together to share ideas, discuss challenges, and develop guidance on today's prosecution best practices. Members are experienced prosecutors from large and small offices in 31 states.
• Articles of Interest (AOI)
• PCE Pop-Ups
• Frederick J. Watts Internship

Products and services

• Independent Case Review Independent case review services that provide thorough and informative reports on case handling for prosecutor offices.
• Confidential Office Assessment Consulting service providing confidential assessments of prosecutor office operations, functions, and efficiencies.
• Caseload/Workload Study Analysis and study of caseloads and workloads in prosecutor offices to improve management and funding.
• Community Engagement Consulting Services to help prosecutor offices enhance their engagement with the communities they serve.
• Cybersecurity Consulting Consulting services focused on strengthening cybersecurity within prosecutor offices.
• Data and Intake Improvement Services to help prosecutor offices improve their data management and intake processes.
• Gun Violence Prevention Consulting Consulting and training services focused on preventing and prosecuting gun violence.
• Training and Events In-person and virtual training programs, PCE Pop-Ups, national meetings, and events for prosecutors covering emerging topics and best practices such as AI, community engagement, and gun violence prevention.
• National Best Practices Committee (NBP) Standing committee bringing senior prosecutors from large and small offices across 31 states together to share ideas, discuss challenges, develop best-practices guidance, and offer solutions through publications and videos.
• Resource Library In-depth information repository on emerging topics for prosecutors, providing access to publications, videos, and other educational materials.
• PCE Publications Research papers, reports, and publications on prosecution best practices, including AI integration, staffing, caseloads, and community engagement.
• Articles of Interest Email Series Free email service that sends articles, publications, and announcements to prosecutors three times a week.
• Frederick J. Watts Internship Program Flexible part-time remote internship position for law students interested in improving justice and prosecutorial excellence, created in memory of Frederick J. Watts.
• National Prosecution Best Practices Conference Biennial national conference bringing prosecutors together to enhance knowledge of modern criminal justice practices, with the 2026 conference focused on 'Reimagining the Role of the Prosecutor: Balancing Safety, Prevention, and Public Trust' in Salt Lake City, UT.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped prosecutors in hundreds of jurisdictions from coast to coast
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• MicrosoftmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025PCE and Microsoft co-hosted a 2-day in-person hackathon on AI in Prosecution in Chicago, IL (June 17-18, 2025). Prosecutors and IT staff from across the country discussed AI and ethical/use policy, received training on co-pilot, and participated in hands-on guided prompt datasets.
• Salt Lake County District Attorney's OfficemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalt Lake County DA Office co-hosted the 2024 National Prosecution Best Practices Conference alongside PCE and PCE NBP in Salt Lake City, UT (October 7-8, 2024). They will also co-host the 2026 conference.
• Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCE partnered with PERF on prosecutor-police collaboration initiatives, including the publication 'Strengthening Justice: Strategies for Effective Prosecutor–Police Partnerships' and hosting joint meetings on collaboration best practices.
• Vera Institute of JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCE is a partner on the Vera Institute's 'Serving Safely National Initiative to Enhance Policing for Persons with Mental Illnesses and Developmental Disabilities', providing training and technical assistance to prosecutor offices.
• AEquitasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCE co-hosted webinars with AEquitas on topics including developing diversion programs and workplace crimes, with PCE providing access to prosecutors and AEquitas contributing subject matter expertise.
• NYU Wagner Labor InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCE and NYU Wagner Labor Initiative co-hosted a webinar on Workplace Crime and Injustice, bringing together prosecutors and academic expertise on labor-related prosecution issues.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Vera Institute of Justice: Vera is a major criminal justice nonprofit that partners with PCE on the Serving Safely National Initiative to provide training and technical assistance to prosecutor offices. It is a peer and active collaborator, though with a much broader criminal justice reform mandate.
• AEquitas: AEquitas is a nonprofit resource for prosecutors focused on gender-based violence, violence against women, and human trafficking. It co-hosts webinars with PCE and serves the same prosecutor audience with similar training and publication formats.
• International Association of Prosecutors (IAP): IAP is a global prosecutor membership organization providing training, standards, and guidance. It is a direct comparator on mission, though it operates internationally and has a different geographic scope than PCE.
• Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA): APA provides training and technical assistance to state, county, and local prosecutors, with a mission and operating model closely aligned with PCE's training and consulting services for prosecutors.
• National District Attorneys Association (NDAA): NDAA is the largest national membership organization for elected and appointed prosecutors, providing training, conferences, and resources. It is the most direct peer to PCE in mission and audience, though broader in scope and larger in scale.

Broad incumbents

• Council of State Governments Justice Center: CSG Justice Center is a national nonprofit providing policy guidance, training, and technical assistance to state and local justice system stakeholders including prosecutors. It overlaps with PCE on training and guidance but operates across a much broader criminal justice portfolio.
• National Center for State Courts (NCSC): NCSC is a larger nonprofit serving the judicial branch, providing research, consulting, and training that frequently intersects with prosecutors on caseflow, data, and operations topics relevant to PCE's office assessment work.
• Police Executive Research Forum (PERF): PERF is a policing-focused research and policy nonprofit that has partnered with PCE on prosecutor-police collaboration guidance and joint meetings. It serves an adjacent (police) audience but shares PCE's training, publication, and convening format.

Emerging players

• Justice Management Institute (JMI): JMI provides consulting, training, and educational programs to courts and prosecutors, including office assessments. It is a smaller, more focused peer in the prosecutor office consulting and training niche that PCE occupies.
• Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI): PJI provides training, technical assistance, and resources on pretrial reform to prosecutors and other justice stakeholders. It shares PCE's training-and-guidance format for a partially overlapping audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC9NtzO0DJtvtK-EN-Cyg4UQ
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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