New York City District Attorney offices

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The New York City District Attorney offices are the local prosecutorial agencies in New York City’s five boroughs responsible for investigating and prosecuting criminal cases on behalf of the people of the State of New York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf governmental legal institution
local prosecutorial agency network
appliesTo Bronx County
linked to: The Bronx

Kings County
New York County
Queens County
Richmond County
caseType felony prosecutions
misdemeanor prosecutions
violations and infractions
composedOf five borough-level district attorney offices
country United States
distinctFrom United States Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
electionType county-level partisan elections
employs assistant district attorneys
investigators
support staff
fundedBy New York City government
New York State government
governmentLevel local
hasPart Bronx County District Attorney’s Office
Kings County District Attorney’s Office
New York County District Attorney’s Office
Queens County District Attorney’s Office
Richmond County District Attorney’s Office
headedBy elected District Attorneys
jurisdiction New York City
State of New York
languageOfWork English
legalAuthorityFrom New York State law
legalSystem common law
locatedIn New York City
mayOperate investigations divisions
specialized prosecution bureaus
victim services units
primaryFunction criminal law enforcement through prosecution
represents People of the State of New York
representsInCourt prosecution in criminal proceedings
responsibleFor investigating criminal cases
prosecuting criminal cases
sector criminal justice system
worksWith New York City Police Department
New York State Attorney General’s Office
New York State courts

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linked to: New York City District Attorney offices