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California Property Crime Surge Is Unintended Consequence of Proposition 47: https://www.independent.org/publications/article.asp?id=9417 https://www.independen
by Fervicus 5y ago
California Property Crime Surge Is Unintended Consequence of Proposition 47: https://www.independent.org/publications/article.asp?id=9417 https://www.independent.org/publications/article.asp?id=9417
- alphabettsy 5y agoIt’s a pretty good read and still nothing definitive. When the property crime goes back up to where it was two years before I’m having a hard time seeing anything conclusive. How do I know that police choosing not to pursue or investigate minor property crime after the passage of Prop 47 is not the cause? Maybe it’s part of a greater social and economic shift in the region? Are no other factors to be considered and ruled out? Given the considerable cost of criminalization and incarceration it’s amazing to me that it seems to be the only solution being offered. The author does provide a more holistic solution, but I can’t say I’m anymore convinced about the roughly $500 change making a big difference.