Author: scott prell

Charges To Be Declined | Rachael Rollins for Suffolk DA

Don’t District Attorneys swear an oath to uphold the laws of their state? Why are the rights of a criminal put before the rights of a victim?

So if you shoplift (steal from a store) get arrested the DA won’t prosecute?

This will make 2019 Christmas Shopping less painful.

Charges for which the Default is to Decline Prosecuting (unless supervisor permission is obtained).

— Read on rollins4da.com/policy/charges-to-be-declined/

QPP 21: Interview with Retired CPD Lt Edward Richards – Quality Policing Podcast

This is one of the BEST podcasts on police that I have ever heard.

It captures the essence of policing. Lt. Richards and Dr. Moskos discuss the application of policing on the streets. They talk about an incident that occurred in Chicago on Memorial Day 2018 and use it to frame the discussion of policing, police stops, politics, standards of proof, de-policing, police discretion, arrests and more.

This is a great discussion of what policing is about and why policing shouldn’t be overly restricted by political interests.

It’s a must listen to students of criminal justice.

While it is nothing new for police officers it will reaffirm how policing should be!!!

QPP 21: Interview with Retired CPD Lt Edward Richards – Quality Policing Podcast
— Read on qualitypolicing.com/qpp-interview-with-retired-cpd-lt-edward-richards/

Opinion | When the Police Become Prosecutors – The New York Times

READ this article carefully. The premise of the article is that misdemeanor level offenses are being made criminal. Common misdemeanor offenses like larceny, damage of property, drug possession, weapons possession, and assault. These are crimes all day long. I think the author is wanting to decriminalize these offenses. Really?

Officers quietly wield a lot of unchecked prosecutorial power.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/opinion/police-prosecutors-misdemeanors.html

Bell fires veteran St. Louis County prosecutor who presented grand jury evidence in Michael Brown case | Law and order | stltoday.com

Mr. Bell is one of a few newly elected prosecutors that plan on making drastic changes for the future. This is all part of a trend to decriminalize some laws and to lessen punishment for people convicted of crime.

Wesley Bell said he made three changes but declined to describe them. He said ‘we wish the three individuals well.’
— Read on www.stltoday.com/content/tncms/live/

Here is a .pdf copy of the Policy:

https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/stltoday.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/d/4a/d4a5a66c-31b5-5c38-a5f7-f526ad0144cc/5c2e586e9c077.pdf.pdf

The link below is a story on the thoughts of the Losing incumbent McCulloch:

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/mcculloch-looks-back-at-years-as-st-louis-county-prosecutor/article_f4ae91a4-8083-5855-9010-0d71d0357c36.html