Long ago, the Commonwealth's Attorney made a commitment to remove serious and chronic juvenile offenders from our community. Too frequently our streets become an arena for violence perpetrated by those under 18 years old. Law-abiding residents should not become prisoners in their own homes because of drive-by shootings directed at rival gang members. In 1997, this office established a Juvenile and Gang Unit to aggressively pursue prosecution of juvenile offenders & gang members. Then, we partnered with the Jefferson County Attorney's Office to institute the successful Unified Special Prosecutions Unit (USPU) which did justice by sending many dangerous youthful offenders to state correctional facilities.

The Juvenile Crime Liaison screens and reviews all cases involving serious and chronic juvenile offenders and cooperates with the County Attorney's Office to vigorously prosecute these cases. Externally, the Liaison works to educate the public, teachers, school administrators and the community about serious juvenile crimes and offenders. This same information is provided to law enforcement officers, as well as to school resource and juvenile officers. In conjunction with the Jefferson County Attorney's Office and the Louisville Metro Police Department, the Juvenile Crime Liaison has continued a pro-active approach toward gang and juvenile crime suppression efforts.

Elizabeth Jones Brown- Juvenile Crime Liaison, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney

Ms. Brown received her law degree from Georgetown University (DC) Law Center in 2002. A member of the Kentucky Bar since 2007, she is also licensed as a member of the bar in the state of Virginia and in the District of Columbia. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology from Centre College in 1996, and a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations from the University of Kentucky in 1998. In the past, Ms. Brown worked as a Law Clerk for a Judge in the DC Superior Court, and she served as Assistant General Counsel to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 2004 to 2007. She currently serves as the office representative to the Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council for the Western District of Kentucky. Ms. Brown is a professional member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the Louisville Bar Association and is currently assigned to General Trial Division A.