California Police Chiefs Want to Overturn Prop 47 So That Theft is a Felony Again

The California police chief’s association says that proposition 47 is clearly not working. Right now, too many criminals are getting away with crimes that prior to prop 47 they wouldn’t. Now criminals are getting a “slap on the wrist” for crimes they’re committing.

In November of 2014, California voters passed prop 47. Basically, it changed several felonies to misdemeanors, including changing the dollar amount threshold for a theft to be considered a felony. Prior to prop 47, merchandise valued at $450 or more would be a felony. Now you have to steal over $950 for it to be considered a felony. As a result of prop 47, there has been a serious of theft crimes that has gone up over the years and it leaves law enforcement unable to prosecute them. Theft has increased by 12% to 25% with billions of dollars lost as a result.
The police chief’s association believe that retailers are not accurately disclosing the amount of crimes that occur that don’t meet the felony threshold.
The initiative also calls for a number of other amendments:

• Expands the list of violent crimes for which early release isn’t an option, including rape of an unconscious person, trafficking a child for sex, assault of a peace officer, felony domestic violence.
• Reinstates DNA collection for certain crimes that were reduced to misdemeanors.
• Requires Board of Parole Hearings to consider an inmate’s entire criminal history when deciding parole, not just his/her most recent commitment offense.
• Requires a mandatory hearing to determine if parole should be revoked for any parolee who violates the terms of parole for the third time.

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