The San Antonio police union’s campaign against Prop A plays on the general lack of knowledge about cite-and-release, a policy SAPD started in 2019.
since the start of the year to campaign against the measure. At least one business-backed PAC is also raising money to fight Prop A.
Chief William McManus said he saw cite-and-release as a way to reduce the time officers spent arresting people for minor offenses, allowing them to respond to more serious crimes.says are eligible for cite-and-release.
But officers still made a significant number of arrests for misdemeanors. Police detained 2,476 of the 3,878 people for offenses covered by the department’s policy, or 64 percent, in its first year. “A primary one for me, if I’m on the street, is does that individual need to be removed from the street via arrest in order to appropriately handle it?” he said., “officers shall select the least intrusive/severe method of enforcement” that will “stop existing criminal conduct, remove the imminent threat of violence or criminal contact, prevent persons from endangering themselves or others.”
When someone is suspected of intoxication or appears to be suffering from a mental illness or addiction, the amendment would direct police to refer the suspect “to appropriate medical and/or psychiatric services in lieu of arrest.”
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