Prosecution can have significant elements of victim advocacy, and when the right person is in the role they can influence things like, e.g., more sexual offending being prosecuted (even going against police recommendations). Prison abolition (not the broader defund movement) is a hard one for me, tbh, because there are people who just aren't safe to be in society the way it is (serious family abuse and things like that spring to mind), and we have no alternative structures to remove them in our society currently.
This is a key idealism vs materialism thing for me, and I think leftists knee jerk it too much. Yes, a LOT of prosecutors ARE ghouls, but I don't think it's necessarily a ghoulish job given what's currently available to us as societal tools for public safety.
Edit: My point is more leftist prosecutors please. You may get the wall by affiliation given the above knee jerk, but you can do material good as well.
I barely ever comment, but will absolutely pop out of the woodwork to join the chorus.
Your posting always gives me little bits of joy in my day, and the community is much better for having you in it