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Submitted by Councilmember Posey - Test Claim regarding Prison/Jail realignment and local Public Safety costs
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Direct the City Manager and Police Chief to perform a sample-based analysis of a criminal arrest histories going back to 2012 to understand the financial impact on the City. A representative sample is one technique that can be used for obtaining insights and observations about a targeted population group. For example, this analysis should look at the correlation between those with criminal records that have come into contact with our Police Department (e.g. arrests) who are homeless and who would have been in prison had it not been for the realignment. I believe that the City has a duty to understand the financial impacts of AB 109 and to bring forth a Test Claim stating the impacts to the community.
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