The State's Attorney's Office recognizes that there is more to prosecution and community safety than occurs in the confines of the courtroom. The attorneys and members of the office are all active in the community as well. Attorneys, at the request of local groups, speak at community meetings and functions such as the Optimist Club, the Rotary Club, various churches and schools and the Calvert Pines Senior Center explaining our role and function within the community. Attorneys speak on such subjects as Internet safety for children, the sexual offender registry, domestic violence, teen dating violence, elder financial abuse, and identity theft. In addition, the attorneys teach at the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy which is the facility that trains all police recruits for Calvert, Charles and State Mary's Counties. The attorneys aid in the training by providing instruction to new recruits in the area of Fourth Amendment/Search and Seizure Law. The staff attorneys also provide in-service training for the more experienced officers, keeping them up to date on the changes in the law. In addition, the State's Attorney's Office participates in fundraising events for charity such as the Relay For Life – putting a team together and raising money for the fight against Cancer – each year since 2007.