The Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office provides:

• An intense twice-weekly prosecutorial training program designed to provide the very latest tools in trial advocacy, as well as a cutting edge expertise in specific subject areas, all while focused on prosecutorial efficiency, effectiveness, and ethics.
• An office-wide mission to vigorously protect the right of victims of crime, as well as striving to ensure that victims of crime are informed, assisted, and supported as they interact with the criminal justice system.
• Consistent endeavor to maintain a diverse and culturally aware group of prosecutors who are committed to public service and who are attuned to the community's needs.
• Numerous specialized prosecutorial areas, including vigorous prosecution of hate crimes; intense spotlight on environmental crimes along the central California coast, together with agricultural and protected resources areas; addressing and adapting to emerging technology with an emphasis in computer assisted crimes; as well as addressing community issues with our consumer affairs and check recovery Divisions.

Living in Santa Cruz:

With it's mild climate and location nestled between the mountains and the sea, Santa Cruz is ideal for recreational opportunities such as hiking, surfing, wind-surfing, bike riding or just lazing by the seashore.  Santa Cruz County offers all the charm of a small city with easy access to all that the Silicon Valley and Bay Area have to offer.  In addition to great recreation, there is also the renowned Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, as well as world class dining, boutique wineries and unique shopping to tempt you.

Santa Cruz is home to just over 250,000 residents who share a rich sense of community.  Most of Santa Cruz County residents live in one of the 4 incorporated cities: Santa Cruz, Capitola, Scotts Valley or Watsonville. From the ocean communities of Santa Cruz, Capitola and Aptos to the agricultural center of Watsonville to the mountain towns of Ben Lomond and Boulder Creek, to Scotts Valley, a bedroom community for the Silicon Valley; Santa Cruz County offers something for everyone.