Prosecutors · Police · Defense firms
Serve briefs of evidence with witness and informant details redacted.
Prosecution offices redact a brief and serve it on each defense firm from one place. Redactions are burned into a new copy, the original stays untouched, and you can see who opened what.
- Who it's for
- Prosecution offices and police prosecutors.
- What comes out
- Witness addresses, informant details, anything to be withheld.
- How firms get it
- Download of the redacted copy only, until a set date.
- Proof
- Who viewed and downloaded each file, and when.
Why disclosure goes wrong
The defense must receive the brief, but not everything in it. One missed address or informant name can put a person at risk.
Today
- Redacted in one tool, sent from another
- Black boxes drawn over text that can come off
- Briefs on disc or by email
- Hard to show what each firm received
With DekkoCORE
- Redact and share in the same place
- Redactions burned into a new copy
- Each firm gets access, not an attachment
- Each file lists who viewed and downloaded it
How it works in DekkoCORE
One brief, from upload to service on each defense firm.
Step 1
Upload the brief
Add the brief's PDFs to the matter's folder. The originals stay with the prosecution.
- Hub folders
Step 2
Redact every match
Search for an address, name or phone number and redact every match at once. Mark anything else by hand.
- Redaction
- Redact all
Step 3
Check the redacted copy
The redactions are burned into a new copy. Check every page: a search finds text, not pictures of text.
- Redacted copy, original kept
Step 4
Share it with each firm
Give each defense firm Download access to the redacted copy, ending on a date you set.
- Download
- Access expiry
Step 5
Keep a record of service
Each file lists who viewed and downloaded it. A covering message's read receipt shows when it was opened.
- File history
- Read receipts
Who gets what access
A typical matter. You can change or remove anyone's access at any time.
Prosecution team
Full permissions
Holds the originals and does the redaction.
Investigating police
Download + Upload
Add material as the investigation continues.
Each defense firm
Download, until a set date
Gets the redacted copy only.
Other firms and parties
Not shared
Never see the matter's folder.
The bars show a permission level, from Listing only (one bar) to Full permissions (seven).
Questions
Can the defense remove the redactions?
No. Redaction makes a new copy of the PDF with the redactions burned in, so there's nothing underneath to uncover. The original stays with you, unredacted.
Does redaction work on scanned documents?
Redaction works on PDFs. A search finds words in a PDF's text, so scanned pages without a text layer won't match and need to be redacted by hand. Check every page before you share.
Can DekkoCORE redact video or audio?
No. Redaction in DekkoCORE works on PDF documents.
How do we show what each defense firm received?
Each file lists who viewed and downloaded it, with the date. If you send a covering message through DekkoCORE's secure mail, its read receipt shows when it was opened.
Why share the brief at Download rather than View only?
Defense lawyers usually need to work on a brief offline, so Download gives them a copy of the redacted version only. For material they may watch but not keep, such as a vulnerable witness's recorded interview, use View only.
What happens to access when the matter ends?
Access ends on the expiry date you set, or when you remove it. Copies a firm has already downloaded stay with that firm, under its own obligations.
Serving briefs on the defense?
Tell us how briefs are redacted and served today. We'll show you the same steps in DekkoCORE, from redaction to a record of what each firm received.