Final Report -- SAFE Task Force
The final report of the Task Force provides an excellent summary
of my views on this important issue.
While tougher penalties and enforcement are crucial, they are not
enough
to provide our citizens with the level of safety they deserve. We must
also be diligent in making sure our entire criminal justice system is
designed to both punish criminals and to reduce recidivism. As a
commissioner on the Kansas Criminal Justice Recodification,
Rehabilitation, and Restoration Project and as a member of the Kansas
Criminal Code Recodification Commission I have had an opportunity to
work with judges, prosecutors, corrections officials, religious leaders
and many others to recommend comprehensive reforms that will make
Kansas
a safer place to live and raise a family.
