1. If elected or re-elected to the city council, will you propose programs and/or initiatives to limit the number of arrests for minor offenses in the city?
Burch:
2. If elected or re-elected to the city council, will you support a pre-booking diversion program for drug-related offenses and for those suffering from mental health issues?
Burch:
Based on positive and supporting data.
3. If elected or re-elected to the city council, will you support a policy to require transparency and democratic accountability before city agencies acquire new surveillance tools?
Burch:
4. If elected or re-elected to the city council will you work to make stop and arrest data, including race and ethnicity data, available to the public quarterly?
Burch:
5. If elected or re-elected to the city council what will you do to ensure a timely, transparent and independent investigation whenever an officer uses deadly force?
Burch:
Coordinate / Consult with chief of police, DA and IAD. Request quarterly reports.
6. Name 3 steps you would take as a council member to make the Community Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB) more effective.
Burch:
Training
Vetting
Appropriations
7. Would you support policies, programs or initiatives to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline?
Burch:
Based on positive and supporting data.
8. What does criminal justice reform mean to you?
Burch:
Government run prisons instead of private / for-profit.
Sentencing based on mitigation and not one size fits all.