California law enforcement agencies were dealt a blow at the ballot box Nov. 3 when voters shot down a motion to crack down on crime. Proposition 20 was supported by many law enforcement officials across the state.
The ballot measure sought to strengthen jail sentences by countering the effects of Prop. 47 and Prop. 57, approved by voters in 2014 and 2016 respectively, and Assembly Bill 109, passed in 2011. The three laws—dubbed “California’s dangerous trifecta” by Andrew Do, then-chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors—softened penalties for property crimes, including theft, and drug offenses.
