In 1989, the Ventura County District Attorney's Office became the first office in California to successfully introduce D.N.A. "genetic fingerprinting" evidence in a criminal case.



The Computer Crimes Unit prosecutes cases in which a computer is a significant instrumentality of the crime. Examples of crimes prosecuted in this unit are:

  • Internet crimes against children,
  • Pornography utilizing the internet,
  • Cyber stalking,
  • Hacking cases,
  • Internet fraud,
  • White collar, and
  • High technology task force statute cases.