HomeMy Public PortalAbout17-092 - Promoting Legislative Reforms to Address the Impacts on Communities of Existing Criminal LawRESOLUTION 17-092
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, PROMOTING
LEGISLATIVE REFORMS TO ADDRESS THE
IMPACTS ON COMMUNITIES OF EXISTING
CRIMINAL LAW
WHEREAS, the City of Carson, along with the County of Los Angeles and State of
California, is facing increased crime which endangers the health and safety of sheriff
deputies, police officers, residents and property;
WHEREAS, there have been recent local, regional, and statewide decreases in
offender participation in rehabilitative mental health and drug programs;
WHEREAS, these increases in crime and decreases in offender participation in
rehabilitation programs may have resulted from existing State legislation and
propositions;
WHEREAS, earlier this year an incident occurred in Whittier where Whittier Police
Officer Keith Boyer was fatally shot and Whittier Police Officer Patrick Hazwell was
wounded
WHEREAS, the City of Whittier has considered measures that could reduce the
potential negative impacts fromexisting criminal law;
WHEREAS, the City of Carson supports the measures advocated by the City of Whittier,
including these avenues:
Enable the courts to consider the totality of an offender's history when
sentencing, rather than the most recent offense, to identify patterns of violence
and escalating criminal behavior.
• Use County probation and State parole in such ways as to enable the oversight
authorityto return individuals toState prison formultiple violations
• Redefine recidivism as incarceration, release, and return rather than requiring a
prior offender to commit a new crime resulting in arrest, trial, conviction and
incarceration.
• Encourage the timely release of Prop 47 funds as promised to invest in evidence -
based rehabilitation and treatment programs.
• Seek increased State funding for AB109 sweeps by local law enforcement to
assure compliance with the terms of release.
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Establish ineligibility for early release on violations of parole and probation
sentences for those with violations of parole and probation that return them to
custody.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the City of
Carson, California strongly support legislative strategies to mitigate the unintended
negative impacts of existing criminal law.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 5t" day of July 2017.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Donesia L. Gause, MMC
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Donesia L. Gause, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, hereby attest to and
certify that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 17-092, adopted by the
Carson City Council at its meeting held on the 5th day of July, 2017, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:Robles, Davis -Holmes, Santarina, Hicks, Hilton
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERSVone
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
City C erk Donesia L. Gause, MMC
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