As Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance, Jr. has made the advancement of criminal justice reform part of the mission of the District Attorney's Office, right alongside our centuries-old founding mission of public safety.
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DA Vance has made justice reform a part of our mission, right alongside our founding mission of public safety.
Our strong partnerships with Manhattan communities help prevent crime and reduce involvement in the justice system.
Sexual violence affects all communities and workplaces. We ensure that survivors are not just heard, but given equal access to justice.
We’ve developed partnerships, technology, and expertise to become a national leader in cybercrime prevention and prosecution.
Since 2010, our proactive investigations have led to the removal of more than 1,700 guns from New York City streets.
Because Manhattan is a global financial capital, our Office is uniquely positioned to fight white-collar crime.
DA Vance accepting the New York Center for Children's "Champion" Award
The head of our Cybercrime Bureau appears on VICE's "Motherboard" podcast to talk about how we solve and prosecute complex high-tech crimes
DA Vance tours Educational Alliance and learns more about the innovative "two-generation" education program funded by CJII
DA Vance announces the results of the office's $38M investment in testing the national rape kit backlog
DA Vance welcomes players to our annual Saturday Night Lights Invitational Basketball Tournament
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The last refuge of the criminal: Encrypted smartphones (Op-ed by Cy Vance, Jr. and Catherine De Bolle
Victims of crime simply deserve better. It is unsustainable to keep delegating encryption standards to private technology companies. Regulation is necessary — and urgently so. Solving this problem will require a delicate balance between privacy on the one hand and public safety on the other.
D.A. Vance: N.Y.P.D Sergeant Charged with Assault, Attempted Assault for Two Violent Arrests
“When NYPD officers head into the field each day to face unknown and potentially life-threatening situations, they do one of the most difficult jobs in the world,” said District Attorney Vance. “But having sworn an oath to protect and serve their communities, those difficult jobs need to be carried out with the utmost integrity and professionalism, especially by officers in leadership."
Manhattan D.A.’s Office Returns Three Antiquities to Indonesia
“I am honored to return these three wonderful pieces back to their rightful owners – the people of Indonesia. I want to thank my Office’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit and our partners at Homeland Security Investigations for their ceaseless efforts that have resulted in nearly 400 treasures being returned to 11 countries over the past year. I look forward to further repatriations in the near future.”
D.A. Vance: British Antiquities Restorer Arraigned in Global Antiquities Trafficking Scheme Following Extradition from London
“Without restorers to disguise stolen relics, there would be no laundered items for antiquities traffickers to sell,” said District Attorney Vance. “The arraignment of Neil Perry Smith serves as a reminder that behind every antiquities trafficking ring preying upon cultural heritage for profit, there is someone reassembling and restoring these looted pieces to lend the criminal enterprise a veneer of legitimacy."
D.A. Vance: Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Security Team, Including Former N.Y.P.D. Detective, Indicted For Robbery, Criminal Impersonation
“A celebrity entourage is not a police department, and Manhattan is not the Wild West,” said District Attorney Vance.
US Attorney Strauss and DA Vance, With SEC, Announce Cases Against Former Leaders of Network Infrastructure Company
“Our relentless focus on integrity in construction and development continues with this indictment of top executives of a publicly-traded company who flaunted New York’s construction lien laws,” Vance said in a statement.
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Wednesday Jun 23
New York Healthcare Cyber Alliance Webinar with D.A. Vance
This webinar will provide insight from healthcare experts on the issues and need facing healthcare organizations, as well as next steps in being better cyber secured to face what lies ahead.
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Join us this Tuesday for National Night Out Against Crime, an annual event that fosters communication and trust between law enforcement and communities!
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Vaccines save lives, and with the Delta variant rapidly spreading through our communities, there is no time to waste. We fully support the Mayor’s plan to require New York City employees to get vaccinated or provide a weekly negative COVID test. https://t.co/npYTk3FxUA
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