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Could you describe some of the career
opportunities that exist in a District Attorney’s Office?
The Kings County District Attorney’s
Office (KCDA) is one of the largest prosecutors’ offices in the
country, with over one thousand employees. About half of those
individuals are assistant district attorneys. The other five hundred
or so employees work throughout the office to support the assistant
district attorneys in a variety of ways.
As you might expect, paralegals are
assigned to bureaus throughout the office, as are clerks,
secretaries and receptionists. Since we are a law enforcement
agency, detective investigators and police officers are also on
hand. Some of their duties include investigating cases, execution of
search warrants, witness contact and production of defendants.
In addition to the more traditional
prosecutorial and investigative bureaus, there are many other
departments that exist within the KCDA as well. Our Information
Technology Bureau employs the skills of those with computer
expertise. The Operations Bureau oversees the daily operations of
our office, which include the management of the physical plant, or
building, within which we reside. Technical Services is yet another
department of the KCDA. There you can find those who possess a
talent for photography and videography. Our Graphics Unit is staffed
by those trained in graphic design.
I am proud to report that I was one of
the first District Attorneys to employ social workers throughout my
office. These skilled counselors work with victims in such bureaus
as Domestic Violence, Sex Crimes and Crimes Against Children. My
Truancy program also utilizes a number of social workers who counsel
young truants and their family members.
Careers within our
legal system are many and varied. I believe that it is never too
early to introduce this subject to young people. For this reason, I
encourage my staff to touch on this topic when making their Legal
Lives presentations to fifth-grade classrooms throughout Brooklyn.
As many of you know, Legal Lives is the educational, law-related
program which I created shortly after taking office in 1990. Some of
your children may have already received a presentation on this topic
or heard first-hand from one of my detective investigators, even a
judge, about his or her career in law enforcement.
For more information
please visit the office’s Web site at
www.brooklynda.org. To
have your questions answered in a future column, send them to
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