(NEW YORK) Westchester County D.A. Receives Crime-Fighting Award

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(NEW YORK) Westchester County D.A. Receives Crime-Fighting Award

“Champion for Children” Award recognizes commitment to helping kids

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 23, 2012
Contact: Arielle Bernstein, abernstein@fightcrime.org
cell: (631) 495-2939

RYE BROOK, N.Y. (July 21, 2012) — Westchester County District Attorney and outgoing president of the District Attorneys Association of New York State (DAASNY), Janet DiFiore accepted the Champion for Children Award from the anti-crime group Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, Saturday. The award recognized D.A. DiFiore for her long support for programs that help kids get the right start in life and also cut crime in the long run, including early childhood education and other interventions for at-risk children.

Cyrus Vance Janet DiFiore Meredith Wiley Crime Fighter Award DAANYS

A Champion for Children: Left to right are Westchester County D.A. Janet DiFiore, New York County D.A. Vance and State Director Meredith Wiley.

D.A. DiFiore is a member of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids New York, a statewide anti-crime group of more than 300 police chiefs, sheriffs, district attorneys and violence survivors. She has been an active member with the group since she was elected and has participated in news conferences and volunteered for other activities to raise awareness about effective children’s programs.

The award presentation occurred during the Summer Conference of the DAASNY in Rye Brook, New York. Manhattan District Attorney Vance presented the award to D.A. DiFiore. D.A. Vance, incoming president of the DAASNY, praised D.A. DiFiore for her work in advocating for programs that help at-risk children reach their potential and steer clear of trouble later in life.

“It is my true pleasure to present this award to Janet DiFiore, Westchester County District Attorney and outgoing president of DAASNY. Over the course of her distinguished career in the law, she has vigilantly fought for the rights of children. We both share the belief that the earlier you help children and families succeed, the less likely we are to see young people in our courtrooms. There is no one more deserving of this award.”

D.A. DiFiore said that she is proud of the work that Fight Crime: Invest in Kids does in support of crime-prevention and helping New York’s at-risk children.

“The most effective way to fight crime, is the most simple: prevention. The best way to keep our communities safe in the long run is to provide programs and services that are proven to give kids a good start in life help them succeed.” D.A. DiFiore said. “I’m proud to be a member of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids and encourage every law enforcement leader – district attorneys, police chiefs and sheriffs – around the country to join the effort to fight crime by investing in kids.”

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