A lot of people in California are worried about the potential rise in violent crimes due to the passing of Prop. 47. In November of last year Prop. 47 passed and it brought a lot of former felony charges down to misdemeanors, see for yourself here. We have been staying on top of the news in regards to this topic because of the ever changing landscape within our industry.
It is still too early to say one way or the other but there has been a noticeable increase is some counties in California in regards to increase property crimes. These crimes are things like arson, burglary and theft, but it is difficult to correlate the two and give a definite.
For Example, Richmond PD has seen a 9 to 10 percent increase in Q1 of 2015. After talking to our senior bail agent, on numerous occasions and at extensive lengths about what we are seeing within our own counties, there defiantly has been a shift. Our senior bail agent has informed me that internally the police departments are going after old cases with a fine toothed comb and have had to consider building another internal team or division to deal with peoples charges, that suddenly because of Prop. 47, were dropped to lesser charges. That means that people who had, let’s say a felony drug charge and was serving time and/ or paying restitution, now could be released and awarded monies that they may have already paid to the court in the form of fees and restitution.
As our seniors bail agent Robert say’s this “industry is a moving target” and that everything needs to be dealt with delicately and on a case by case basis. If there is a way to help our clients, we will find it! It’s not always easy but if there is a way we can help you find it! We can walk you through the whole process and answer any questions that you may have.
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