Charmin Leon, Director of Law Enforcement Initiatives at CPE, spoke at an event outside the Connecticut state capitol in support of House Bill 5324, which calls for a reduction in traffic stops for minor infractions, like a broken tail light. The event was covered by CT News Junkie:
Charmin Leon, Director of Law Enforcement Initiatives for the Center for Policing Equity, framed the bill as a way to address the state’s problems with recruiting and retaining law enforcement officers.
“Officers who work to engage in more effective crime-reduction strategies do not spend time generating citations in the name of being productive,” she said. “[The need to write many citations] is a false narrative and undermines morale because it places a greater burden on a smaller number of officers. To improve recruitment and retention, we should be prioritizing practices that actually improve public safety, and that is why folks want to be the police.”
Read more about HB 5324 on CT News Junkie’s website.