Hector Roos’ Policies on Criminal Issues

Crime › Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

Hector Roos voterbaseYes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Party’s support baseNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Crime › Qualified Immunity for Police

Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?

Party’s support baseNo, and increase the personal liability for misconduct

Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

Party’s support baseYes, it is severely psychologically damaging to young undeveloped minds

Crime › Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

Party’s support baseNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences

Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?

Hector Roos voterbaseNo

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Hector Roos voterbaseNo

Crime › Collective Bargaining

Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining power for cases involving misconduct?

Hector Roos voterbaseYes, and abolish police unions

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Hector Roos voterbaseYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis

Crime › Restorative Justice Programs

Should the government implement restorative justice programs as an alternative to incarceration?

Party’s support baseYes

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Hector Roos voterbaseYes, every citizen deserves the right to vote

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