Kathleen began her career as a prosecutor in New York City. As an assistant district attorney prosecuting violations of state law, Kathleen convicted and sent to prison dozens of New York City’s most violent criminals. Later, as a federal pr...
When Kathleen took office in 2006, Nassau County was in the midst of a drunk-driving epidemic that was costing its communities dozens of lives each year. Few politicians had the courage to challenge the status quo and Kathleen felt that law-enforc...
Kathleen knows that prosecutors and cops don’t win wars on crime. Communities do. That’s why nearly all of Kathleen’s initiatives and crime-fighting strategies incorporate at their center a strong and active element of community ...
Domestic violence cases are among the hardest to prosecute in the criminal justice system. Often reluctant complainants, insufficient real-time responses, and a limited understanding of what are frequently very complex situations make these cases ...
In Kathleen’s view, public corruption can be nearly as detrimental to the fabric of a community as the impact of violent crime. When public officials violate our trust, Kathleen believes they must suffer the same harsh consequences afforded ...
One of the most important things a district attorney can do is protect taxpayer dollars. Kathleen believes prosecutors can best do that by aggressively targeting people who steal these resources, and by forcing units of government to develop bette...
Gangs and illegal guns are not new to Nassau County neighborhoods, and it is no secret that police and law-enforcement agencies have struggled over the years to implement initiatives that reduce violence on the streets and also address gang and gu...
Kathleen doesn’t just view her investigations as opportunities to hold people accountable for wrongdoing or to get justice for those victimized. She also views investigations as a tool for reforming systems and institutions that have failed ...
Kathleen believes that prosecutors have a responsibility not only to fight crime and target those who endanger our families, but also to prevent crime. She understands that at the root of sustainable long-term crime reduction is the education of c...
Men and women who bravely protect our nation and its allies witness unspeakable acts and bear unimaginable stresses in their duty to keep our families safe. Too often their battlefield scars are left not only on the body but also the mind. And too...
Government workforces that resemble the communities they serve are more productive and more capable of performing their tasks with thoughtfulness, efficiency and success. Similarly, Kathleen knows that government offices can also be leaders in the...
Prosecutors must stay one step ahead of the criminals they investigate and on no public safety issue is that more true than in fighting cyber crime. When she took over the office in 2006, Kathleen moved quickly to revamp how its prosecutors dealt ...
Kathleen has long been an advocate for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender New Yorkers. As district attorney, Kathleen created the office’s first-ever hate crimes prosecutor position. The prosecutor serves as a dedicated adv...
As a progressive and as a prosecutor, Kathleen knows the delicate balance that exists between keeping communities safe and promoting rehabilitation and jail-diversion for non-violent offenders. But Kathleen doesn’t believe that the decision ...
Workplace safety and economic justice for Nassau’s workforce have always been at the heart of Kathleen’s agenda as Nassau’s chief law-enforcement official. Early in her first term, Kathleen put together the county’s first-e...