Richard E. Caron’s Policies on Criminal Issues

Crime › Criminal Justice Use of AI

Should AI be used to make decisions in criminal justice systems?

Party’s support baseNo

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 › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Party’s support baseNo, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead

Crime › Parole Hearings

Should prisoners serving life sentences for first degree murder be eligible for a parole hearing after 15 years?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Party’s support baseYes

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Restorative Justice Programs

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

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

REC>REC ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation

Crime › Bail Reform

Should judges be required to deny bail to repeat violent offenders?

REC>REC ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, end the "catch and release" system that prioritizes criminals over victims.

Crime › Income-Based Traffic Fines

Should the penalty for traffic violations depend on the driver’s income?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Youth Criminal Justice

Should violent offenders under the age of 18 be tried as adults?

REC>REC ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, current leniency allows gangs to use youth as "untouchable" foot soldiers.

Crime › Charter Override (Notwithstanding Clause)

Should the notwithstanding clause be used to bypass Charter rights to impose tougher criminal sentences?

REC>REC ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, focus on specific violent offences like intimate partner violence and car theft

Richard E. Caron