Techtivist

Techtivist is a mission-driven technology firm dedicated to empowering defenders with innovative software solutions that track law enforcement misconduct. Founded by Julie Ciccolini, Techtivist offers a comprehensive platform designed to assist defense lawyers, investigators, and legal aid organizations in identifying patterns of police and prosecutorial misconduct. The platform centralizes records from multiple jurisdictions, including complaint histories, disciplinary outcomes, and related documentation, presenting them through a searchable interface. This enables users to conduct searches by officer name, agency, or allegation type, with results including dossiers summarizing incidents, outcomes, and trends. Techtivist's software supports strategic use cases such as uncovering prior complaints, rebutting assertions of "clean" records by opposing counsel, and supporting motions or systemic litigation aimed at transparency and accountability. The platform is cloud-based, allowing defenders to access comprehensive misconduct histories from any device starting from the first appearance. Techtivist serves public defender offices, innocence organizations, and criminal defense associations seeking to ensure fair trials and zealous representation for their clients.