ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

First Regular Session

Senate: MAPS DP 6-1-0-0 | 3rd Read DP 21-8-1-0

House: MAPS DP 12-3-0-0

SCR1001: violent crime; evidence-based strategies

Sponsor: Senator Kavanagh, LD 3

Caucus & COW

Overview

Proclaims that the members of the legislature support providing better resources to law enforcement and implementing strategies to reduce violent crime.

History

The Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZPOST) is responsible for establishing and maintaining minimum standards for certification of peace and correctional officers in the state. Required qualifications for certification apply for every political subdivision of the state and AZPOST may conduct investigations for misconduct and non-compliance of a peace officer (A.R.S. § 41-1822).

Peace officer means sheriffs of counties, constables, marshals, policemen of cities and towns, commissioned personnel of the Department of Public Safety, along with personnel employed by other state agencies and subdivisions who have received certification from AZPOST (A.R.S. § 1-215).  

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteAsserts that the legislature supports strategies such as focused deterrence and blight reduction to effectively prevent and reduce violent crime.

2.   Declares that the legislature opposes calls to defund the police and instead supports:

a)   Appropriating resources to fill current officer vacancies;

b)   Incentivizing quality recruits to join law enforcement;

c)   Encouraging high-quality officers to remain on the force; and

d)   Investing in strategies and training shown to reduce crime and improve the quality of policing.

3.   Declares that the legislature opposes forcing law enforcement agencies to fund significant percentages of their budgets through fines, fees and forfeitures and instead supports a consistent and transparent budgetary process.

4.   States that the legislature supports providing law enforcement with more tools to manage individuals dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues.

5.   States that the legislature supports implementing evidence-based reforms that:

a)   reduce prison populations;

b)   decrease recidivism;

c)   focus policework on high-risk offenders; and

d)   expand rehabilitative programming.

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