THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE ... - The Putnam Pit

1 enforcement. We work closely with victims of crime to
2 arrange services for them. We advocate for victims. The
3 district attorney has a very wide and varied job
4 description.
5 Q. Does the office of the district
6 attorney have any impact on the business community in the
7 judicial district that you operate?
8 A. Well, as with any place, the level of
9 crime or the level of safety that the citizens in a
10 community feel or citizens looking prospectively at
11 coming to a community, if it's a safe place, then that
12 certainly would have an impact on the community as far
13 those issues.
14 Q. And what do you do to engender
15 confidence in the business community with respect to the
16 safety and the justice system in the judicial district in
17 which you operate?
18 A. Well, our area, of course, unlike many,
19 is a relatively safe area to live in. We are pro-active
20 in many areas.
21 We work with the law enforcement agencies and we pay
22 particular attention to street level crimes and I think
23 those things are at a minimum here.
24 We work pro-actively with domestic violence, other
25 resources, the domestic violence agencies. We work with
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