Orientation & Criminal Court Training

Orientation and Criminal Court training provide new ADAs with a framework of case law and skills to build on throughout their careers. The program, which takes place during the first six weeks in the Office and beyond, includes lectures, workshops, demonstrations, and tours, and covers such topics as New York Criminal Procedure law, New York Penal law, search and seizure law, suppression law, case assessment, drafting complaints, interviewing witnesses, arraignments, hearings, and ethical considerations for prosecutors. During the course of the program new ADAs receive further instruction on how to handle cases involving sex crimes, domestic violence, child abuse, official corruption, driving while intoxicated, identity theft, narcotics, and bias crimes.