With mounting calls from constituents to crack down on retail theft in California, the state's Democratic lawmakers are split on how best to tackle the problem while maintaining progressive policies.
With mounting calls from constituents to crack down on retail theft in California, the state's Democratic lawmakers are split on how best to tackle the problem while maintaining progressive policies.Some argue the rise in crime targeting retail businesses has caused major store closures and led to products like deodorants to be locked behind plexiglass.
The proposition modified, but did not eliminate, sentencing for many drug and nonviolent property crimes, including thefts under $950.Funding saved from having fewer people in jails and prisons, which totals to $113 million this fiscal year, have gone to local programs to fight recidivism with some successes, state officials and advocates said. But the proposition has made it harder to prosecute shoplifters and enabled brazen crime rings, law enforcement officials said.
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