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Jun 9, 2024 · Given an opportunity to reverse course in 2020, voters rejected it: So long as crime was under control, the progressive new approach to punishment proved politically sustainable.
- Conor Friedersdorf
Feb 27, 2024 · A major investigation has been launched by the Home Office after faulty mobile phone data is believed to have been used as evidence in criminal cases for over a year, the Evening Standard can...
Sep 19, 2024 · Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties. Here are the facts about California crime trends.
Mar 12, 2024 · Both local and federal agencies have stepped up enforcement of laws targeting organized retail crime, and lawmakers are proposing and passing more measures that stiffen penalties for theft...
Jan 5, 2024 · In California, plea bargaining allows a defendant to negotiate with a prosecutor to settle a case through a guilty or no-contest plea. Prosecutors do this in exchange for certain sentencing concessions. This prevents you from having to go to trial. Consult with a skilled California criminal defense attorney for guidance.
In this report, we build on the existing work on Prop 47 and crime by examining whether the Prop 47 reductions in jail and prison populations, property crime clearance rates—the share of reported crimes that lead to arrest and referral for prosecution, which also can be viewed as a measure of the likelihood of apprehension—and drug arrests ...
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Mar 21, 2024 · California has allowed expungements of misdemeanors and some lower-level felonies, but not crimes that would be serious enough to send the offender to prison.