About the Author

Benjamin R. David is District Attorney in North Carolina Prosecutorial District 6 and an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina – Wilmington. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Florida and his J.D. degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law. He is a past president of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys and founding member of the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Prevention of Youth Violence in Wilmington. He has served on the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism, the Governor's Gang Task Force, and is a founding member of the Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration.

Reviews

Only a seasoned and successful prosecutor could have written Crime and Community in the Cape Fear. This is an insightful and valuable read." —Ronal Serpas, Former Chief of Police in New Orleans, Criminology Professor at Loyola University

"In a culture where people are increasingly questioning law enforcement's role, Ben David's book gives us great confidence in prosecutorial outcomes." —Chuck Whitlock, Investigative Reporter and Author