Kristine Hamann is the Executive Director and founder of Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence (PCE). PCE provides consulting and research services for prosecutors to promote best practices, spur innovations and implement solutions. PCE conducts full-office assessments, consults on specific topics and supports statewide prosecutor-led Best Practices Committees that have formed in 20 states.  PCE publishes articles on a wide variety of criminal justice issues.  PCE hosts regular national meetings for prosecutors and convenes weekly calls on the challenging issues of the day.  For more information about PCE see www.pceinc.org. 

From 2013 to 2016, Kristine Hamann was a Visiting Fellow at DOJ/Bureau of Justice Assistance.  She chairs the NY State Best Practices Committee for prosecutors and teaches at Georgetown Law School.  She is a member of the American Bar Association (ABA) Criminal Justice Council and is on the ABA Criminal Justice Journal Editorial Board.  She does assessments of prosecutor offices and presents on various prosecutor-related topics including innovative practices, body worn cameras, ethics, eye-witness identification, community outreach and witness cooperation.  She has written numerous articles on subjects ranging from facial recognition to conviction review.

From 2008 to 2013, Ms. Hamann was the Executive Assistant District Attorney for the Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York.  From 2007 to 2008, Ms. Hamann was the New York State Inspector General.  From 1998 to 2007, Ms. Hamann served as the Executive Assistant DA to DA Robert Morgenthau in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office in New York City.  Prior to 1998, Ms. Hamann held a number of other positions in that office including Deputy Chief of the Trial Division and Director of Training.  She started her career as a violent crime prosecutor.  

She has received various awards including the Morgenthau Award (NY District Attorneys Association 2020), Ethics and Accountability Award (City & State NY, 2018); Outstanding Prosecutor of the Year (NY State Bar Association, 2013), Prosecutor of the Year for Executive Leadership (NY District Attorneys Association, 2010), Excellence in Government Award (Albany Law School, 2008), Public Service Award (NY County Bar Association, 2005) and Prosecutor of the Year (NY District Attorney’s Office, 2001).