Chairman Day, Vice-Chair Parker and members of the House Select Committee on School Safety, thank you for the opportunity to testify before you on behalf of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association. My name is David Freed, and I am the District Attorney of Cumberland County and Vice President of PDAA. More important, I am the proud parent of a Fifth
Read full post hereHarrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association is observing Child Abuse Prevention Month with a pinwheel garden in order to call attention to the issue of child abuse and statewide solutions that coordinate investigation, prosecution and treatment of child abuse victims. "District Attorneys throughout Pennsylvania hope that this pinwheel garden will help increase public awareness about the safety and welfare
Read full post hereHarrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association and Pennsylvania Children and Youth Solicitors Association will hold a press briefing at 11 a.m., on Thursday, March 14, 2013, to discuss the ChildFirst training program. The ChildFirst training program is being held March 11-15 at the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in Hershey. Speakers include Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan;
Read full post hereHarrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association (PDAA) announced that the association's executive committee has elected Dauphin County District Attorney Edward M. Marsico, Jr. chair of the association's communications committee. "Ed Marsico was a logical, easy choice to lead PDAA's communications efforts," said PDAA President and Adams County District Attorney Shawn Wagner. "Throughout the last decade, Ed has played a
Read full post hereHarrisburg, PA -The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association (PDAA) will pair with Duquesne University School of Law to present a symposium featuring seven district attorneys and a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice, who will discuss the public service role and duties of the modern-day prosecutor. "Prosecution and Public Policy in the 21st Century" will be held on Monday, February 4, 2013 from 4:00 to 5:30
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