These case backlog resources from the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) are designed to help prosecutors manage growing caseloads and improve operational efficiency. This page offers access to tools, training, and data that support backlog reduction efforts across jurisdictions.
APA’s case backlog resources include staffing survey reports, webinar recordings, and guidance on diversion programs and integrity units, to name a few. These materials are part of APA’s broader commitment to supporting prosecutorial offices through technical assistance and peer-to-peer collaboration.
To explore additional support, visit APA’s Programs and Resources page or learn more about the Case Backlogs Initiative.
Documents and Downloads
In 2021, researchers at Lafayette College, in collaboration with the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), released a study reporting findings from a survey of the nation’s largest prosecutors’ offices. The survey measured staffing, compensation, allocation of staff time across different programmatic offerings as well as the impact of COVID-19 on office operations. This report provides new evidence on prosecutor office staffing and compensation and is one of the first assessments of how prosecutors’ offices allocate staff resources to casework as well as other programmatic offerings such as prosecutor-led diversion or conviction integrity units.
Webinars and Trainings
Complimentary webinar:
Innovative Practices and Policies to Reduce Criminal Case Backlogs (3/31/22)
Other topics include:
- Case Backlog Case Studies featuring perspectives from prosecutors' offices on various topics, such as:
- Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, Massachusetts - eDiscovery
- Elmore County Attorney's Office, Idaho - Case Backlog, Efforts, and Results
- Ramsey County Attorney's Office, Minnesota
- Augusta Judicial Circuit - Case Screening
- Gallatin County Attorney's Office
- Conducting Jury Trials in a Pandemic
- ... and so much more!
To access our full Case Backlog webinar library, log into the APA Membership portal below.
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