The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office is fully committed to transparency, embarking on the process of reviewing – and in some cases retooling – its data infrastructure to enable the Office to produce high-quality statistical reports on key topics related to the prosecution process.
To aid in that effort, DA Rocah appointed a Chief Data Officer – a newly created position – to focus on data collection and analysis to combat crime, create safer communities, and identify racial and gender bias in the criminal justice system.
The work of the Chief Data Officer and the Office’s new public data reports will improve accountability, reduce racial and gender disparities in prosecutions, and generally help ensure that the criminal justice system treats everyone as equitably as possible.
