CRIMINAL JUSTICE/GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY Learn what it takes to fight crime in Cook County directly from State's Attorney Anita Alvarez. Your student will spend five days observing and shadowing in her office-the second largest prosecutor's office in the nation-with experienced and seasoned assistant state's attorneys. ABOUT THE STATE'S ATTORNEY State's Attorney Alvarez along with her Assistant State's Attorneys work hard each day to secure justice for crime victims and to serve as the legal representatives of the nation's second largest county. With nearly 900 attorneys, her office has the responsibility to prosecute all misdemeanor and felony crimes committed in Cook County and to promote civil protection for the disabled, the elderly and consumers.