NAAG provides attorney general offices with vital training to support the fight against corruption.

Anticorruption Academy

The national Anticorruption Academy, NAAG’s five-day flagship course, provides a comprehensive overview of the investigation and prosecution of corruption. Topics include:  

  • Privilege issues unique to cases involving public officials. 
  • Investigative planning and the use of undercover officers and informants. 
  • Press and political considerations. 
  • Multi-jurisdictional cooperation. 
  • Trial strategies and common defenses. 
  • Common ethical issues facing the corruption prosecutor. 

Ethics

Designed for both civil and criminal government attorneys, ethics courses and presentations address varied areas including:  

  • Discovery, Giglio, and Brady  issues, including in multi-jurisdictional and/or multi-agency cases. 
  • Parallel proceedings. 
  • Ethical issues that may arise when a prosecutor is involved in an investigation. 
  • Navigating media and other scrutiny in high-profile cases. 
  • How to define and candidly advise agency clients. 

Mid-level and Advanced Anticorruption Courses

NAAG offers stand-alone mid-level and advanced anticorruption courses to address corruption cases from beginning to end, including: 

  • Investigations 
  • Charging decisions 
  • Providing discovery and disclosure 
  • Trials 
  • Appeals