Description:
The Department of the Government of New York City is charged with investigating, mediating, and prosecuting complaints which members of the public file against New York City police officers alleging the use of force, abuse of authority, discourtesy, offensive language, untruthful statements made by officers, and racial profiling and biased policing. The Board consists of 15 members who are appointed by the Mayor, the City Council and Public Advocate or designated by the police commissioner. The Board is responsible for governing the agency. The Executive Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the agency. As the largest police oversight agency in the United States, the CCRB currently investigates approximately 4,500 complaints each year.The CCRB's Administrative Prosecution Unit prosecutes cases in which the CCRB Board substantiated a complaint and recommended that charges be brought against the subject officer. Currently, the unit is headed by a Chief Prosecutor and two Deputy Chief Prosecutors; and staffed with seven prosecutors; a Supervising Trial Preparation Assistant and two Trial Preparation Assistants; and two Administrative Assistants. Prosecutors report to the APU's Chief and Deputy Chiefs.
The Prosecutor's responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Preparing cases for trial, including identifying and interviewing witnesses, gathering and analyzing evidence, developing trial strategies, drafting opening and closing arguments, presenting and cross examining witnesses at trial, etc.;
- Drafting charges and specification;
- Preparing briefs, motions, legal opinions and other legal documents;
- Negotiating plea agreements and recommending penalties when appropriate;
- Maintaining accurate and complete records of actions taken during the course of the prosecution;
- Working closely with CCRB investigators;
- Being knowledgeable about NYPD policies and procedures, including the recently implemented Disciplinary Matrix;
- Coordinating with the NYPD Department Advocate's Office as necessary;
- Participating in the training of CCRB investigators; and
- Performing special projects and developing policy recommendations for CCRB's Board and Executive staff as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
Admission to the New York State Bar; and four years of recent full-time responsible, relevant, satisfactory legal experience subsequent to admission to any bar, eighteen months of which must have been in the supervision of other attorneys, in an administrative, managerial or executive capacity, or performing highly complex and significant legal work.
Incumbents must remain Members of the New York State Bar in good standing for the duration of this employment.
