Chris Carr’s Policies on Criminal Issues

Crime › Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

Chris Carr voterbaseYes, this will protect the safety and rights of police officers and citizens

Crime › Criminal Justice Use of AI

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

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Lethal Police Robots

Should local police departments be allowed to deploy remote-controlled robots equipped with lethal weapons?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Chris Carr voterbaseYes

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Chris Carr voterbaseNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Crime › Qualified Immunity for Police

Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?

Chris Carr voterbaseYes, and provide more training and education for police officers

Crime › Civil Asset Forfeiture

Should law enforcement be allowed to permanently seize cash and property from suspects without a criminal conviction?

Party’s support baseNo, "policing for profit" is unconstitutional and violates the principle of innocent until proven guilty.

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

Chris Carr voterbaseNo

Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

Chris Carr voterbaseNo, it is necessary for violent criminals who are a danger to themselves and other inmates

Crime › Civil Asset Forfeiture

Should law enforcement be allowed to seize cash and property from suspects without a criminal conviction?

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 › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, as long as they are given a fair trial

Crime › Police DNA Database Access

Should police be allowed to search commercial genealogy databases to solve crimes without a warrant?

ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, this Fourth Amendment violation turns innocent citizens into non-consenting genetic informants against their own families

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Collective Bargaining

Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining power for cases involving misconduct?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Chris Carr voterbaseYes, except for felons convicted of murder or violent crimes

Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences

Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?

Party’s support baseYes

Crime › Income-Based Traffic Fines

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

Party’s support baseNo

Chris Carr