The office prosecutes violations and offenses of Texas state law.

What we are changing is the way we prosecute certain offenses of possessions.

The local Attorney General of the District of Columbia only has jurisdiction in civil proceedings and prosecuting minor offenses such as misdemeanors and traffic violations.

She has also recommended budget cuts at the Department of Environmental Protection, particularly among lawyers who prosecute offenses and the scientists who monitor air, water and soil.

Take, for example, the 30 percent cut this year in the number of lawyers designated to prosecute environmental offenses.

However, the government can use statutes against kidnapping, assault, rape, withholding of passports, and physical restraint to prosecute trafficking-related offenses.

The district attorney's office is responsible for prosecuting state-level criminal offenses committed in Milwaukee County.

Separate units within the office prosecute offenses such as violent crimes, sexual assault, domestic violence, white-collar crimes, and drug-related crimes, among others.

It is difficult to prosecute vague offenses that don't meet with the general disapproval of those who must decide on guilt and innocence.