Re:San Francisco recorded a 753 percent rise in car burglari...
by tzs on Saturday July 03, 2021 @04:41PM
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> What does any of that have to do with keeping schools or neighborhoods safe?
The FAQ linked to on the page you linked to states:
> The stated purpose of the proposition is to “ensure that prison spending is focused on violent and serious offenses, to maximize alternatives for non-serious, nonviolent crime, and to invest the savings generated from [the proposition] into prevention and support programs in K-12 schools, victim services, and mental health and drug treatment” and to ensure “that sentences for people convicted of dangerous crimes like rape, murder, and child molestation are not changed.” The proposition states that it “shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.”
I have no idea if it has done any of those things. I'd expect it would be pretty hard to determine if it has actually led to any savings, let alone do so with enough specificity to invest them in school programs etc.
The FAQ linked to on the page you linked to states:
> The stated purpose of the proposition is to “ensure that prison spending is focused on violent and serious offenses, to maximize alternatives for non-serious, nonviolent crime, and to invest the savings generated from [the proposition] into prevention and support programs in K-12 schools, victim services, and mental health and drug treatment” and to ensure “that sentences for people convicted of dangerous crimes like rape, murder, and child molestation are not changed.” The proposition states that it “shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.”
I have no idea if it has done any of those things. I'd expect it would be pretty hard to determine if it has actually led to any savings, let alone do so with enough specificity to invest them in school programs etc.