Search for: Our Work SIGNATURE PROJECTS Criminal Justice Investment Initiative Ending the Rape Kit Backlog Global Cyber Alliance Prosecutors Against Gun Violence CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT CRIME STRATEGIES CYBERCRIME FAMILY VIOLENCE GUN VIOLENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE SMARTPHONE ENCRYPTION VEHICULAR CRIME WHITE COLLAR CRIME News Victim Resources Careers About the Office Contact Us Search for: OUR WORK • SIGNATURE PROJECTS Criminal Justice Investment Initiative District Attorney Vance established the Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII) to invest millions of dollars seized in our prosecutions against major banks in large-scale efforts to strengthen communities, prevent crime and accelerate reform in the justice system. Working with the CUNY Institute for State and Local Governance – CJII’s technical assistance provider – District Attorney Vance has made a series of investments in four main areas: Youth, Family, and Communities CJII prevents crime by supporting young people, families, and communities. Recognizing that crime and opportunity are inextricably linked, our investments are building skills and supports among young people to enhance positive development and reduce the likelihood of involvement in the justice system. These investments include: $45.9 million to create five Youth Opportunity Hubs $12 million to expand youth and family development programs $5.3 million to support youth aging out of foster care $1.6 million to create the East Harlem Community Navigators Program $8 million to create the Center for Trauma Innovation in East Harlem Youth Opportunity Hubs Our $45.9 million investment to create and construct five Youth Opportunity Hubs is a first-of-its-kind effort to knit together community-based providers and build new physical spaces for young people in underserved Manhattan neighborhoods. Meet the five organizations leading our Youth Opportunity Hubs: The Door (Citywide Hub) Community Connections for Youth (West/Central Harlem Hub) Union Settlement (East Harlem Hub) New York Presbyterian—Columbia University Medical Center (Washington Heights Hub) Henry Street Settlement (Lower East Side Hub) Watch our video about the Youth Opportunity Hubs Victims of Crime CJII empowers victims of crime from historically underserved communities to access the services they need. We invest in existing programs and new approaches to serve victim communities who face significant barriers to accessing services, including: people of color, immigrants and non-native English speakers; LGBTQ individuals; individuals with disabilities; and/or individuals who are D/deaf or hard of hearing. These investments include: $38 million to help end the national rape kit backlog $11.8 million to support historically underserved victims of crime $1.1 million to create the Child Trauma Treatment Program $2 million to fund a child and youth sex trafficking intervention program, “the Phoenix Project” Diversion and Reentry CJII creates alternatives to incarceration and helps formerly incarcerated New Yorkers reenter their communities in order to reduce recidivism and improve public safety. We work with community-based providers and city and state partners to make catalytic investments in criminal justice reform, including: $7.1 million to fund Project Reset — an early diversion program that gives non-violent New Yorkers arrested for the first time a chance to be held accountable in a community setting and avoid a criminal record. $7.1 million to support social enterprises to employ at-risk youth and formerly incarcerated New Yorkers $14 million (of $17 million total) to fund the citywide Supervised Release program and lay the groundwork to close Rikers Island $7.3 million to completely fund New York’s first statewide College-in-Prison program $40 million to support the Mayor’s Task Force on Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice $7.2 million to fund expansions of education, housing, and employment opportunities for reentering New Yorkers, including $3 for the NYC Health Justice Network, the largest-known investment in primary care for reentering individuals. $3 million to create an innovative, West Harlem-based reentry and community healing program D.A. Vance announces investment of $7.2 million in New Yorkers reentering their communities after incarceration 21st-Century Crime-Fighting CJII invests in forward-looking efforts that improve technology and the analytic capacity of law enforcement agencies to prevent crime and increase public safety. We are proud to invest: $101 million to upgrade security in New York City Housing Authority developments, including cameras, lighting and keyless access $90 million to equip the NYPD with tablets, handheld devices, and mobile databases for every police officer and patrol car $25 million to form the Global Cyber Alliance, a non-profit, multi-sector coalition of organizations focused on reducing cyber vulnerability worldwide $500,000 to equip agencies to video record criminal interrogations, enhancing integrity, fairness, and effectiveness in the justice system CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM Learn more about CJII and funding opportunities Read our CJII progress report Innovations and Lessons Learned from CJII MEDIA COVERAGE MARCH 1, 2021 | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS More than $2M in seized bank assets to aid young New Yorkers escaping sex trafficking: Manhattan DA Cy Vance Jr. MAY 20, 2020 | ABC 7 Coronavirus News: Harlem food bank funded by monies seized from criminals OCTOBER 24, 2017 | NY1 Three Jobs Programs Receive Grant From Manhattan DA APRIL 26, 2017 | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS $12M grants set up for immigrant, transgender crime victims: Manhattan D.A. JANUARY 13, 2015 | NEW YORK TIMES Teenagers to See Counselor, Not Judge, for Minor Crimes OCTOBER 24, 2014 | NEW YORK TIMES New York City Police to Be Equipped With Smartphones and Tablets Manhattan District Attorney's Office MAIN OFFICE One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 212.335.9000 HARLEM OFFICE 163 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027 212.864.7884 WASHINGTON HEIGHTS OFFICE 530 West 166th Street, Suite 600A New York, NY 10032 212.335.3320 ABOUT THE OFFICE OUR WORK EVENTS NEWS VICTIM RESOURCES ESPANOL 繁體中文 CONTACT US CAREERS & TRAINING Keep up with us! Sign up for our newsletter. SIGN UP All Content © 2021. Disclaimer