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Many people and departments across the County are doing the critically important work to create both safe AND just communities for all our residents.<\/p>\n

As you may remember, our Criminal Justice Workgroup (made up of leaders from the Prosecutor\u2019s Office, the Sheriff\u2019s Department, the Department of Assigned Council, and the Executive\u2019s Office) has been providing both transparency and reform recommendations to promote a more just system. \u00a0\u00a0Previously, they have issued two important reports that provide crucial insight into the criminal justice system.\u00a0 The first report reviewed key policies and procedures as well as an analysis of arrest data<\/a> Countywide, and the second report was a comprehensive review of the use of force<\/a> by the Sheriff\u2019s Department.\u00a0 I wrote about this work in a recent blog<\/a>. These are important first steps in our effort to create a more just County.<\/p>\n

These reports have already resulted in key reforms, including: body-worn and dash cameras (fully implemented); a joint Executive-Council letter to the Legislature requesting criminal justice terms be clarified (like \u201cphysical force\u201d); and most recently a recommendation, from the Prosecutor, Sheriff and myself, for the Council to adopt the Workgroup\u2019s proposal<\/a> for a Civilian Review Board.\u00a0 All three of these reforms stem from the principle that transparency both builds trust in community and promotes confidence in our law enforcement\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n

And the Criminal Justice Workgroup is far from done!\u00a0 I am looking forward to their next report, which should be available shortly.<\/p>\n

At the same time, we are working to create a safer community.\u00a0 You may have heard anecdotes and seen news stories about the rise in crime over the last year both in the region and Pierce County.\u00a0 And we do have the data to prove it.\u00a0 In nearly every category — homicide, assault, car theft, etc. \u2013 crime is up significantly.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why last week I brought forward two proposals to help reduce crime.<\/p>\n

In the joint letter with the Council, we have formally asked our Pierce County Legislative Delegations to support three critical revisions to laws that were passed last Session.\u00a0 Sadly, some of these well-intended laws were fraught with unintended consequences that made it harder for our deputies to catch and arrest criminals.\u00a0 Basically, they both demoralized our deputies and emboldened the criminals.\u00a0 \u00a0Correcting these laws is crucial to addressing the crime in our community.<\/p>\n

Sadly, we have seen many deputies leave the County \u2013 some to other agencies, some to other states, and some to other professions.\u00a0 If this trend were to continue, our core responsibility of protecting our community would be compromised.\u00a0 That is why the Sheriff and I proposed retention bonuses to keep our committed law enforcement professionals serving our County residents – as well as attract new deputies to the County. This proposal needs to be bargained with the Deputies Guild and the funding approved by the Council.<\/p>\n

You can learn more about these recent proposals here.<\/a><\/p>\n

While we\u2019ve made criminal justice a high priority, we are also focusing on broadening economic justice, so that everyone has an opportunity to prosper in Pierce County.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve previously written in this blog<\/a> about how we have used some of our federal CARES and American Rescue Plan Act funds to create a business accelerator program for new and budding small business owners, with an emphasis on Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and veteran entrepreneurs.\u00a0 Our goal is to have 12 classes completed by Fall.<\/p>\n

The next step of this effort is the \u201cnavigators\u201d program, which is kicking off next week.\u00a0 With several key community partners, we will be able to support many more small business owners from our communities of color and rural areas. \u00a0I had the chance to meet with the lead \u201cnavigators\u201d last week representing several of our partners: the Korean Women\u2019s Association, the Asia Pacific Cultural Center, the Black Collective, Mi Centro, Business IMPACT NW and PLU.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t wait to share some of the success stories with you in future blogs!<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading,<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Bruce<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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