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Mr. Aborn is a candidate for DA; is it too much to ask for his date of birth and an account of his early life? Since Mr. Morganthau, the current DA, is retiring at the age of 90 (!!!I'm not sure why this was allowed to happen!), I don't think this is a frivolous request. This information is supplied for his opponents Mr. Vance and Ms. Crocker and needs to be for Aborn as well.Ed (talk) 13:42, 30 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Richard Aborn (born September 2, 1952) is the president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City,[1] a partner in the law firm Constantine Cannon, and president of CAAS LLC [2] where he works with large urban police departments and criminal justice agencies in the United States and Europe.[3]
While on leave from his position at the Citizens Crime Commission of NYC in 2009, he was a candidate for Manhattan District Attorney.[3] His list of endorsements included Congressman Jerry Nadler, Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, State Senators Eric Schneiderman and Eric Adams, Assemblypersons Jonathan Bing, Deborah Glick, Richard Gottfried, Brian Kavanagh, Daniel O'Donnell, Linda Rosenthal and Michelle Schimel, and gun control organizations the Brady Campaign, Gun Free Kids, Million Mom March and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence. He was defeated in the election by Cy Vance.
In 1999 Aborn was commissioned by the New York City Public Advocate to conduct an investigation of the NYPD’s disciplinary system and its response to civilian complaints of misconduct. On behalf of the Public Advocate, he also investigated NYPD’s disciplinary decisions in the fatal shooting of Amadou Diallo.[1]
In 2001, Aborn served as the senior law enforcement advisor to the Democratic mayoral nominee. During that campaign he developed criminal justice policies for New York City including the establishment of a “311” program which MayorMichael Bloomberg implemented.[1]
Since 2004, Aborn has served as president of CAAS LLC [1] where he works with large urban police departments and criminal justice agencies in the United States, South America and Europe.[2]
Los Angeles Police Department
Aborn served on the Los Angeles Police Department Board of Inquiry examining the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT).[3]
Aborn works closely with the NYPD on a variety of topics. At the request of then-NYPD Commissioner William Bratton, Aborn and his team conducted a review of the NYPD's responses to illegal gun crime and recommended reorganizing the NYPD to create a Gun Violence Suppression Division responsible for police investigations related to illegal guns, as well as shootings and gangs, and collaborating with prosecutors and the courts to swiftly prosecute illegal gun possessors.[2] These recommendations were implemented in January 2016 as part of New York City's Project Fast Track initiative.[3]
DNA Databank Expansion
Aborn was one of the advocates in support expanding New York State's DNA Databank to help convict the guilty and exonerate the innocent, appearing at press conferences[4], providing frequent media commentary[5] and testifying before the New York State Legislature[6]. These efforts help lead up to the passage of legislation in New York to expand the DNA Databank to all felonies and 18 additional misdemeanors in 2006 and then to all crimes in 2012.[7]
