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Paul Weber: Public employee pension 'reforms' recipe for disaster
RECENTLY many opportunistic politicians around the state have been on rant against public employee pensions and calling for draconian "reform." A more accurate description of would be: "It's about time public employees joined the race to the bottom."
While many of the people, including the Daily News, calling for reform are acknowledging that private-sector workers have lost tremendous value on their retirement plans, incredibly they present that as a model for public-sector employees! Very rarely do those calling for change take the time to honestly discuss how a 401(k)-style plan would provide for a secure and dignified retirement for employees.
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LAPPL Press Release: Failed state parole early-release program nearly costs LAPD officers their lives
The ill-conceived parole policies of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) nearly claimed the lives of two Los Angeles Police officers this week when a hard-core gang member, classified as a “low-level, non-violent” parolee, opened fire on two officers who were attempting to stop him for a DUI offense.
The known gang member, Javier Joseph Rueda, 28 of Panorama City, was on the CDCR’s newly invented “non-revocable parole” list, when he attempted to murder the LAPD officers.
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Paul Weber interview on KFI Radio (MP3 Audio)
Video: Paul Weber interview on NBC Nightly News
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Ted Lieu and Paul Weber: Computers can't replace human judgments here
California tests new procedures for parole agents
California parole officials, stung by recent high-profile failures in the system, said Tuesday they are beginning to test more intensive monitoring of parolees in four counties as the first step in a five-year plan to improve supervision of high-risk offenders.
Selected parole agents in Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Sonoma counties this week began supervising 48 parolees, down from the usual 70 offenders, said Robert Ambroselli, director of adult parole for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
The lower caseloads will increase the amount of attention agents can devote to each parolee, he said.
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On the Streets with the LAPD
In an era of steep budget cuts, police officers' work just gets harder. Watch and listen to the multimedia presentation by Robert Nickelsberg for TIME.
He recently spent several days with officers from the Southeast and 77th Street divisions in producing a compelling presentation now available for viewing on the Web.
In his narration he describes how budget cuts and looming financial disclosure rules are combining to reduce the presence of specialized officers from the areas of the city where they are most needed.
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Cutbacks force police to curtail calls for some crimes
Stopping crime before it starts
The future of crime fighting begins with a story about strawberry Pop-Tarts, bad weather and Wal-Mart. With a hurricane bearing down on the Florida coast several years ago, the retail giant sent supply trucks into the storm to stock shelves with the frosted pink pastries.
LAPPL supports familial DNA searches in the national database
When the LAPD requested a state check of familial DNA in the “Grim Sleeper” case, it was fortunate that the match occurred in California. Read more...
Steve Cooley: How familial DNA has become a key to building criminal cases
Budget Crisis: Local, State, National
SAN BERNARDINO - Police officers could take longer to respond to emergency calls and spend less time investigating all but the most serious crimes - a result of new budget cuts that could reverse recent efforts to put more cops on the streets. Read more...
Robberies, assaults rose since layoffs, Oakland police union says
Cuts hover over police
California court ruling limits discovery by inmates in appeals
The California Supreme Court on Thursday limited the ability of death row inmates and those sentenced to life without parole to obtain information from law enforcement that might help their appeals. Read more...
'Sexually dangerous' should stay behind bars
Supreme Court limits life sentences without parole for young criminals
Immigration: Groups vow to scrutinize enforcement of Ariz. Law
When Arizona's new immigration law goes into effect next month, every immigration check performed by the state's 16,000 officers will be under a microscope. Read more...
Ruling against Arizona is a warning for other states
Miranda rights may complicate SB 1070 enforcement
