Issue Position: Criminal Justice Reform

Issue Position

Delaware is home to some of the best trained and most well-respected police officers in the country. However there are still structural inequities in the way we approach criminal justice in our state. I support community policing programs which integrate officers into the neighborhoods they protect. I also believe we must once and for all repeal criminal statutes which are applied unequally, including the death penalty, mandatory minimum sentencing, and three-strikes laws. While criminal offenders are in prison we must give them better rehabilitation and job training opportunities so that they can succeed upon reentering society. I support exploring ways we can use restorative justice and trauma-informed practices to cut down on the recidivism rate and bring healing and closure to victims.

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