Issue Position: Public Safety

Issue Position

1.
Prevention: Invest in preventive programs in partnership with our schools and existing organizations to link students with mentors who are reflective, understanding, and well trained.

2.
Community Building: Provide resources for community building trainings that work to help prevent crimes and promote healthy partnerships between Police and Community members

3.
Mental Health: Increase mental health certifications and qualifications introducing mental health responders/units for the purpose on mental health emergency and non-emergency calls

4.
Investement: Expanding rehabilitation partnerships that save taxpayer dollars by reducing recidivism and repeat offending

5.
Safety: Support the efforts to help resource our first responders and make sure we have enough officers, firefighters, community crime prevention, and emergency preparedness specialists for our growing district.

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