Adopt Smart Policies on Crime

Delegate Levi’s Record of Action

Delegate Levi has been a leader in promoting state policies designed to lower crime by lowering the re-arrest rate of ex-offenders. In 2009, she sponsored two bills that became law.  One set up a Statewide Reentry Task Force to coordinate state policy around ex-offenders and a second making it easier for ex-offenders to obtain occupational licenses and get employment after prison¹⁶.  She has also been a leader on gang policy and juvenile justice policy in Annapolis and serves on the Maryland Juvenile Council.

Crime fighting will require building on and maintaining:

• Strong Police Presence on the Streets;
• The Best Crime Control Technology & Crime Fighting Strategies; and
• Collaboration with Washington, DC & the Federal Government. 

 In addition, it will require:

• Step 4: Combating the “Stop Snitchin’” Campaign to Silence Witnesses; and
• Step 5: Policies Focused on Juveniles and on Lowering the Re-Arrest Rates of Ex-Offenders

¹⁶HB 635 and HB 637 (2009)