True safety starts in the community, not just with policing. We believe in empowering local citizens and investing in programs that prevent crime before it happens. This is our holistic plan to build resilient neighborhoods.
Safety Starts with Stability: Getting to the Root Cause
We have spent decades reacting to crime instead of preventing it. A stronger neighborhood isn’t just about faster response times; it’s about stability. When people have affordable housing, access to mental healthcare, and solid jobs, crime goes down. Our plan treats safety as a community investment, focusing resources on areas that directly reduce instability.
Smart Investment: Prevention Over Incarceration
Pouring money into reactive measures without addressing social failure is throwing money away. We will shift resources toward programs with proven success in reducing instability:
- Youth Mentorship and Job Training: Federally funded grants for local, after-school programs that guarantee mentorship and summer/part-time job placement for teenagers in high-risk areas.
- Affordable Housing Stabilization: Funds to keep long-term residents in their homes, preventing the displacement and instability that leads to community breakdown.
- Community-Led Infrastructure: Targeted investments in public lighting, neighborhood cleanup, and revitalizing public parks—small, consistent efforts that create a sense of collective ownership and safety.
Rebuilding Trust: The Full Transparency Security Act (FTSA)
True partnership between police and community requires absolute transparency. We will enact the Full Transparency Security Act (FTSA) to enforce a non-negotiable standard of accountability across all security operations.
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* Mandatory 4K Coverage, No Excuses: BWCs must record in 4K resolution with auto-activation upon weapon draw or physical contact; manual deactivation is prohibited. Negligence (like an uncharged battery) is a crime. * Real-Time Disclosure & Oversight: All footage is uploaded in real-time to a secure repository (FTSA-SDR). An independent FTSA Oversight Commission will ensure 48-hour public summaries of serious incidents and full, unredacted footage release by Day 90. * Incentivizing Excellence: The FTSA creates an awards program (ribbons, badges, and financial bonuses) to honor and incentivize agents who achieve 100% compliance and exceptional performance in threat mitigation.
A True Investment in Our Future
Our plan for safer neighborhoods rejects the old, expensive politics of constant reaction and replaces it with proactive investment in people and community stability. This holistic approach ensures that every tax dollar spent is focused on creating lasting security, not just temporary fixes.
True stability is the only path to safety. We are rebuilding our neighborhoods from the ground up, together.
