'Mayor Bowser Announces New Safer, Stronger DC Legislation'
“Mayor Muriel Bowser was joined by Acting Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Lindsey Appiah, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert J. Contee, III, and members of her Administration as she introduced new Safer, Stronger DC legislation as well as a Mayor’s Order directing deputy mayors to submit recommendations for a whole-of-government approach to crime reduction.
Provide greater discretion for the Courts to determine who should be held pre-trial, including defendants previously convicted of a violent crime while they await trial for a new violent crime. · Supervisory agencies shall, upon request of MPD, provide MPD with location and identification data collected from any detection device necessary in conducting a criminal law enforcement investigation.“While we work to create a policy environment in our city that supports safety, the entire public safety and justice ecosystem must be healthy, well-resourced and collaborative for enforcement to be successful,” said Acting Deputy Mayor Lindsey Appiah.
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