Values

Ethics
We hold ourselves to the highest standard of integrity and personal and professional conduct.

Respect
We treat each other and all members of the public with dignity and respect.

Accountability
We accept a shared responsibility for ensuring sound fiscal management, operational efficiency and continuous improvement.

Support for Victims
We show compassion and understanding to the victims of crime and their families.

Diversity
We are committed to diversity, and recognize the significant and valuable contributions to our Mission from our employees and the community we serve.

Teamwork
We are committed to teamwork to achieve our mission, and acknowledge that, as employees of the District Attorney we are also members of the San Diego County Team, and we embrace its motto, “the noblest motive is the public good.”

Community Partnership
We advocate and support building strong and viable partnerships with law enforcement, all members of the criminal justice systems and the community we serve to achieve the highest level of public safety for our citizens.

Communication
We are open and forthright in our communications with each other and all those with whom we come in contact.

District Attorney’s Message

I am so proud of what our team at the District Attorneys' Office has accomplished and the past year was no different. Across the organization, there are stories of success and standout employees who help make us one of the premier DA Offices in the nation. Through hard work, we've been able to maintain a 94 percent felony conviction rate year after year.

The past several months have been particularly challenging because of monumental changes to our criminal justice system known as Public Safety Realignment. On top of the tremendous amount of work we already have, we had the massive undertaking of implementing a response to the new reality of having thousands of felons serve their sentences in county jail instead of state prison. We also had to develop specialized caseloads to handle revocations of new types of supervision post sentence.

We acted swiftly and professionally, working collaboratively with our public safety partners and local law enforcement agencies, which were all faced with the same dilemma. Together, we implemented a plan that draws on proven practices in sentencing, detention, and community supervision to address root causes of criminal behavior, while still holding offenders accountable in order to prevent new crimes and protect public safety, including creating the first Mandatory Supervision Court in the state.

I invite you to look through this year's Annual Report and learn more about our mission at the DA's Office, how we carry out our core prosecutorial practices and our innovative crime prevention programs.

Bonnie M. Dumanis

San Diego County District Attorney