# Public Safety

Curated static issue packet for assistant retrieval.

## Links

- App issue page: [Public Safety](https://polit.pages.dev/app/?view=issues&issue=public-safety)
- App idea map: [Public Safety ideas](https://polit.pages.dev/app/?view=ideas&issue=public-safety)
- Machine-readable packet: [public-safety.json](https://polit.pages.dev/llm/issues/public-safety.json)
- Issue index: [all curated issues](/llm/issues/index.md)

## Use Rules

- This is a research prototype, not a voter guide, endorsement, or final assessment.
- Many rows are model-generated or unreviewed and should be treated as evidence-navigation aids.
- Missing or limited coverage means the dataset has not ingested, normalized, or balanced that surface yet; it is not evidence that a candidate lacks activity there.
- Use source URLs and record IDs when citing claims. Prefer the linked JSON/JSONL companion files for retrieval.

## Problem Model

Public-safety rows cover crime, policing capacity, accountability, guns, jails, emergency response, and record claims that need attribution checks.

### Analysis Questions

- Is the row proposing a safety policy, asserting a management record, or changing rights/accountability rules?
- Which institution changes behavior: police, sheriff, courts, jail operators, gun owners, or emergency agencies?
- What tradeoff exists between response capacity, civil rights, prevention, cost, and measurable outcomes?

## Idea Groups

- **Law-enforcement capacity and outcomes**: 2 approachs; 3 candidates
- **Custody and jail oversight**: 1 approach; 2 candidates
- **Gun policy**: 1 approach; 2 candidates

## Source-Backed Approaches

### Custody oversight and jail reform

- Approach ID: `public-safety--jail-prison-conditions`
- Summary: Changes jail conditions, detention, prison operations, or custody reform.
- Problem: People in custody can face unsafe, unlawful, or poorly managed conditions that create legal and human costs.
- Mechanism: Use jail oversight, custody reform, detention standards, or operational changes to improve conditions and accountability.
- Candidate stance rows:
  - Chad Bianco: Unclear signal (`unclear`); 1 source row; confidence `0.35`
  - Steve Hilton: Supports this approach (`support`); 3 source rows; row mix: 2 support rows, 1 mixed / conditional row; confidence `0.78`

### Police staffing and accountability

- Approach ID: `public-safety--policing-accountability`
- Summary: Addresses police staffing, sheriff/public-safety operations, accountability, or emergency response.
- Problem: Communities need safety and emergency response, while also needing accountable law-enforcement institutions.
- Mechanism: Change staffing, operations, accountability, sheriff oversight, or emergency-response capacity.
- Candidate stance rows:
  - Antonio Villaraigosa: Record-only signal (`record`); 1 source row; confidence `0.72`
  - Chad Bianco: Supports this approach (`support`); 2 source rows; row mix: 1 support row, 1 unclear signal row; confidence `0.74`
  - Matt Mahan: Mixed / conditional signal (`qualify`); 1 source row; confidence `0.56`

### Gun-rights protection or violence prevention

- Approach ID: `public-safety--gun-policy`
- Summary: Changes firearm rights, concealed carry, Second Amendment protections, or gun-violence prevention rules.
- Problem: Candidates disagree over whether gun rules mainly protect public safety or restrict lawful self-defense.
- Mechanism: Change concealed-carry, firearm-rights, or gun-violence-prevention rules depending on the candidate's safety theory.
- Candidate stance rows:
  - Steve Hilton: Supports this approach (`support`); 1 source row; confidence `0.58`
  - Tony K. Thurmond: Supports this approach (`support`); 1 source row; confidence `0.7`

### Public-safety results record

- Approach ID: `public-safety--public-safety-results`
- Summary: Uses claimed local safety outcomes, crime reductions, or emergency-response results as evidence.
- Problem: Candidates sometimes ask voters to infer public-safety competence from claimed local outcomes rather than a named statewide policy.
- Mechanism: Use local public-safety outcomes as evidence for management capacity, then inspect which policies produced the results.
- Candidate stance rows:
  - Matt Mahan: Supports this approach (`support`); 1 source row; confidence `0.7`

## Assistant Guidance

- Use this page for curated issue/approach structure only.
- Stance labels refer to the selected approach statement, not the candidate's whole position on the issue.
- `qualify` means a mixed or conditional source signal; it is not a final verdict that the candidate is generally qualified.
- For candidate-specific detail, follow candidate packets and evidence JSONL links.
- If a natural-language question does not match this issue, do not stretch this issue page to answer it.
