Roy Cooper on Crime

	Roy Cooper on Crime

Created task force on racial equity in criminal justice

Q: Restrict police use of force and increase public oversight?

Roy Cooper: Yes. Created task force on racial equity in criminal justice and a new center to track statistics and "improve training related to the use of force."

Dan Forest: No. "I will always DEFEND the police." "Our police officers need to be able to do their jobs."

Source: CampusElect survey on 2020 North Carolina Gubernatorial race , Nov 3, 2020

Second Chance Act: expunge misdemeanors & under-age crimes

Summary by Dummit-Fradin Law (6/25/20): Before, only one non-violent, non-DWI misdemeanor conviction could be expunged if at least 5 years have passed. The Second Chance Act will allow for more than one non-violent misdemeanor conviction to be expunged after 7 years, and expands the list of offenses eligible for expungements for convictions that occurred when a Defendant was under 18 years old.

Summary by NC Justice Center:Nearly 1 in 4 North Carolinians has a criminal record; this landmark piece of bipartisan legislation provides clean slate relief for thousands of people with criminal records to have their records expunged. NC's "revolving door" criminal justice system has devastated communities around the state, and disproportionately impacts Black communities and other people of color.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 119-0-1 on Jun/10/20; passed Senate 47-0-3 on Jun/16/20; signed by Gov. Cooper on Jun/25/20.

Source: NC Justice Center on North Carolina voting records S561 , Jun 25, 2020

Seniors should be more suspicious of solicitors

Roy Cooper paid a visit to the Tyvola Senior Center in Charlotte to raise awareness about scams targeting senior citizens. Cooper talked about ways seniors can protect themselves from falling victim to identity theft or fraud. Cooper said more and more seniors are getting ripped off through harassing phone calls or door-to-door visits. He encouraged them to be more suspicious of solicitors. Cooper said you should never give money of personal information to people you don't know. Source: 2016 gubernatorial campaign website, RoyCooper.com , Jun 17, 2015

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