“This is Brian Selfon, the chief investigative analyst here.” My boss at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office is introducing me to a pair of NYPD detectives, and there’s a wink in his voice when he says this: at this moment, I’m the only investigative analyst. My team will grow over the next three years, but right now I’m chief of—my spreadsheets? “We’re not interested in the street dealers,” my boss continues, explaining the role of our division. “We’re looking at organized crime.
