State of North Dakota secondary Archives: on Crime
Doug Burgum:
Jail time without rehab is not a cure for addiction
In his first State of the State address, Governor Doug Burgum urged North Dakotans to embrace change; rethink budgeting, education, addiction treatment, tribal relations.As drug addiction and overdoses take their toll on North Dakota families,
Burgum said the state must start treating addiction differently. Sixty-one people died in North Dakota in 2015 from overdoses, and more than $260 million was spent in the past decade on new jails at the city, county and state levels, he noted.
"Many of those in our system are there because of crimes rooted in addiction. Jail time without rehab is not a cure for addiction,"
Burgum said. "We need to start treating addiction like the chronic disease that it is. By moving resources upstream, we will save lives and save money."
Source: 2017 State of the State address to North Dakota Legislature
Jan 3, 2017
Doug Burgum:
North Dakota has been backing the blue, not defunding
Living in the land of the free and the home of the brave is something for which I know that we're all grateful. In North Dakota, we value and respect police officers who enforce the law, and we value and respect military service members who defend our
most cherished freedoms. As some states, and some of the iconic major cities of our nation, in the last 2 years have somehow chosen to tolerate lawlessness, they've chosen to defund their police, North Dakota and our cities, we've been backing the blue.
Source: 2022 State of the State Address to North Dakota legislature
Feb 16, 2022
Eliot Glassheim:
Supports death penalty & alternatives for non-violent crimes
Q: Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?A: Yes; terrorism and heinous slaughterer should warrant the death penalty..
Q: Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
A: Yes.
Source: VoteSmart 2016 North Dakota Political Courage Test
Aug 8, 2016
Jack Dalrymple:
No use of drones for criminal investigations
North Dakota HB 1328 provides limitations for the use of unmanned aerial vehicle system (UAS, or drones) for surveillance.Bill excerpts:- Information obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle is not admissible in a prosecution or
proceeding within the state unless the information was obtained:
- Pursuant to the authority of a search warrant; or
- In accordance with exceptions to the warrant requirement.
- Information obtained from the operation of an unmanned aerial
vehicle may not be used in an affidavit of probable cause in an effort to obtain a search warrant, unless the information was obtained under the circumstances described above, or was obtained through the monitoring of public lands or international
borders.
Legislative record: Passed Senate 29-17-1; passed House 78-14-2, April 9; signed by Governor April 15. (Rep. Becker sponsored bill and voted YEA).
Source: NCSL UAS Report: 2015 North Dakota voting records: HB 1328
Apr 15, 2015
Jack Dalrymple:
More highway patrol; more emergency communications system
I have recommended that we fund three additional highway patrol officers, that we build and equip a new addition to the Highway Patrol Academy, and that we expand the communications capabilities of state radio, the key to our state's emergency response
system. An investment in six communications towers will also improve the public's cell phone service in poor coverage areas. It's our responsibility to the dedicated men and women who are sworn to protect us have the tools they need to do the job.
Source: 2011 State of the State speech to North Dakota legislature
Jan 4, 2011
Jack Dalrymple:
More state troopers, more parole and probation programs
In the area of law enforcement we have moved 13 additional state troopers to oil country in the current biennium. But we need to do more to support the county sheriffs, the police chiefs, and the state's attorneys in rapid growth areas.
That is why I have recommended 15 additional troopers for the North Dakota Highway Patrol, and I've supported increased budgets for the courts and the parole and probation programs.
But the greatest assistance we can provide to counties and cities in western North Dakota is to let them keep a larger share of the oil revenues and help them financially as they increase the number of sheriff's deputies and
police officers in their communities. Having strong local law enforcement is what will give people peace of mind, and insure that we remain one of the safest states in the nation.
Source: North Dakota 2013 State of the State Address
Jan 8, 2013
Kevin Cramer:
100% pro-life includes opposing death penalty
Q: Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?A: No. This is an issue where my position has evolved over the years.
I do not believe the threat of death deters crime. I am 100% pro-life
Source: North Dakota Congressional 2012 Political Courage Test
Oct 30, 2012
Marvin Nelson:
Asked attorney general to spend more time fighting crime
We have this crime wave going on. We have gangs, we have shootings, we have burglaries, we have armed robberies; I can't even find a convenience store in a rural area that's open after 11 o'clock at night, because nobody wants to sit there and get
robbed. All those towns and all those counties out west now are doing massive cuts to their law enforcement because they don't have the money to keep funding it. The attorney general really should be spending his time on that.
Source: Grand Forks Herald on 2016 North Dakota governor race
Jun 25, 2016
Michael Coachman:
Preserve right of self-defense without excessive burdens
National security, national sovereignty, public safety, the right of self-defense, the rule of constitutional and statutory law, and civil justice should be
preserved without excessive burdens to civil liberty.
Source: 2020 North Dakota gubernatorial campaign website
Mar 25, 2020
Rick Becker:
No use of drones for criminal investigations
North Dakota HB 1328 provides limitations for the use of unmanned aerial vehicle system (UAS, or drones) for surveillance.Bill excerpts:- Information obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle is not admissible in a prosecution or
proceeding within the state unless the information was obtained:
- Pursuant to the authority of a search warrant; or
- In accordance with exceptions to the warrant requirement.
- Information obtained from the operation of an unmanned aerial
vehicle may not be used in an affidavit of probable cause in an effort to obtain a search warrant, unless the information was obtained under the circumstances described above, or was obtained through the monitoring of public lands or international
borders.
Legislative record: Passed Senate 29-17-1; passed House 78-14-2, April 9; signed by Governor April 15. (Rep. Becker sponsored bill and voted YEA).
Source: NCSL UAS Report: 2015 North Dakota voting records: HB 1328
Apr 9, 2015
Wayne Stenehjem:
Launched state's sex offender website
Since taking office Wayne has:- Launched the state's sex offender website to provide parents and other concerned citizens with access to information about the most dangerous sex offenders in the state.
- Has worked diligently to eliminate domestic
violence in the state. He was awarded the "Love Without Fear Award" by the Abused Adult Resource Center, noting that, during his years in the Legislature, he had been a sponsor or cosponsor of every piece of legislation enacted in the state designed
to curb domestic violence.
- Introduced an online Identity Theft program, designed to provide victims with "one click" access to all the information and forms necessary to document and identity theft.
- Launched the state's "Cold Case Investigations"
squad to assist local law enforcement agencies with unsolved missing person and homicide cases. The squad utilizes advances in forensics and DNA technology and new investigative techniques to re-investigate evidence and explore new leads.
Source: 2016 North Dakota Governor campaign website, AgStenehjem.com
Dec 10, 2015
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