Best Practices Committee

Committee membership is open to elected District Attorneys and senior Assistant District Attorneys from every region of the state; the state’s Attorney General’s Office is also a member. The committee is chaired by Kristine Hamann, the founder and Executive Director of Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence.

“Identification Procedures: Photo Arrays and Line-ups Model Policy,” New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (March 2015). Click here.

“The Right Thing: Ethical Guidelines for Prosecutors,” District Attorneys Association of the State of New York (January 2016). Click here.

Technical Assistance/Consulting

Nassau County District Attorney’s Office IPS Grant (Crime Strategies Unit)

Through a BJA grant awarded to Aequitas, PCE provides subject matter expertise to assist the prosecutor’s office with developing the innovative program supported by the grant.

2017 – Bronx District Attorney’s Office: Consulting on Best Practices and Witness Intimidation
2016-Present – District Attorney’s Association for the State of New York: Consulting on Best Practices

Learn more about PCE consulting and technical assistance.

Contact PCE to request consulting or technical assistance. 

PCE Presentations/National Events

John Jay College:  2021 Forensic Science Symposium, Forensic Evidence and Current Concerns in the Criminal Justice System

October 8, 2021 New York, New York.
PCE presented on, “How Can We Communicate?  Best Practices for Forensic Science Stakeholders”

Brooklyn Bar Association- Wrongful Convictions: Causes and Preventions

March 27, 2019, Brooklyn, New York.
PCE on a panel of experts that discussed the causes and prevention of wrongful conviction. Click here.

Columbia Law School – New York Prosecutorial Conduct Commission: Constitutional Overstep or Necessary Oversight?

February 25, 2019, New York, New York
PCE on a panel discussing the legality, feasibility and necessity of prosecutorial oversight proposal in New York State.

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Articles of Interest/PCE Publications

Current number of Articles of Interest subscribers in New York
273

Subscribe to the Articles of Interest series (prosecutors only). Click here.

PCE Publication:
New York Prosecutors’ Innovative Programs Report Read.

Issues and Resources: To see PCE’s Issues and Resources page Click here.