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In addition, during her tenure, During COVID-19, Platt said
Platt’s office—which has about 15 she will hold video conferences
prosecutors—began working with on a periodic basis with vari-
federal authorities in the fight ous stakeholders and meet them
against gang violence. Platt was reappointed in person once the pandemic
to her second full eight- subsides. “We want to listen to
“In the past, the feds would do year term Monday. The people and not just talk to them.”
their investigation and we’d do prosecutor said working she said.
ours,” Platt said. “Now, we are
able to combine our resources and closely with community Those that know Platt say she is

knowledge so we do not duplicate stakeholders will be a top a dedicated public servant.
our efforts.” “She has a lot of compassion
Moving forward, Platt said, one priority. and that compassion extends to

of her immediate goals is to ad- not only the victims of crimes,
dress the issue of confidence, or a but also to those who are charged
lack of it, that communities have with crimes,” said Superior
with her office. Court Judge Peter McShane, who
“It seems to me that there is a significant portion worked for the Division of Criminal Justice for 30
of the population that has lost confidence in the abil- years, including eight years as Middletown’s state’s
ity of the state’s attorney,” Platt said, noting it’s not an attorney.
issue exclusive to Waterbury or even Connecticut. “She is so progressive and forward thinking that
One way of gaining that confidence back, she said, she really is the future of criminal justice,” Mc-
is having more one-on-one interactions with com- Shane said Wednesday. “She sees beyond the ‘us
munity stakeholders. That, she said, is something and them’ approach and sees justice more than just
high on her list of priorities. prosecution.”
“There is an overall climate of those that have lost ¦

confidence with the police and state’s attorneys,” she Robert Storace covers legal trends, lawsuits and
said. “There must be changes in our criminal jus- analysis for the Connecticut Law Tribune. Follow
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