Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley is the chief law enforcement officer for Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop, prosecuting more than 40,000 cases each year in the most diverse and densely populated county in Massachusetts. Among his numerous reforms and innovations are policies that correct and prevent wrongful convictions, target gun- and gang-related violence, and provide continuing legal and ethical training to Suffolk County prosecutors. His legislative initiatives have extended the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse, created a fund to protect victims and witnesses from intimidation and retaliation, and implemented provisions in state law to treat prostituted youth as victims rather than offenders. Under his stewardship, Massachusetts’ first Family Justice Center was established to coordinate law enforcement and social service responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse all under one roof. He served for eight years on the Boston City Council, where he chaired the Public Safety Committee for several terms. Before his election to the City Council, Conley served as an assistant district attorney in the office he now leads. He received a JD from Suffolk University Law School in 1983 and is a graduate of Stonehill College.
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