Nathaniel Smith’s Policies on Criminal Issues

Crime › Criminal Justice Use of AI

Should AI be used to make decisions in criminal justice systems?

NS>NS ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, assuming checks and balances are in place

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Party’s support baseNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Party’s support baseNo, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead

Crime › Restorative Justice Programs

Should the government implement restorative justice programs as an alternative to incarceration?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Adler A110 Ban

Should the government ban the import of the Adler A110 lever-action shotgun?

Party’s support baseYes, this gun’s availability would put the public at risk of a mass shooting

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Party’s support baseYes

Crime › Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Income-Based Traffic Fines

Should the penalty for traffic violations depend on the driver’s income?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Party’s support baseYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation

Crime › Domestic Violence Registry

Should the government create a publicly accessible registry of convicted domestic violence offenders?

NS>NS ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but keep the database private and only accessible through a formal police background check

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Youth Bail Laws

Should bail laws be tightened to make it harder for youth offenders to get out of jail?

NS>NS ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, if you are old enough to do the crime you are old enough to do the time

Crime › Youth Curfews

Should police be given the power to enforce night-time curfews on children in high-crime towns?

NS>NS ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, take kids off the streets to protect the community from rampaging youth gangs

Crime › Judge-Only Rape Trials

Should sexual assault cases be decided by a judge alone, rather than a jury of peers?

NS>NS ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, the right to a trial by a jury of one's peers is a fundamental democratic safeguard

Nathaniel Smith