Policy Proposal: - The Office of Attorney General will hire an additional two assistant attorneys general to be assigned generally to meth-related enforcement/prosecution, including:
· Generalized prosecution approach – individual, case-by-case prosecutions at the request of the local prosecutor (as requested basis). · "SWAT Team" approach, where the AAGs would be systematically and geographically assigned to assist with case backlogs. · Specialized charging approach – helping to charge and prosecute more complicated theories like conspiracy and RICO. · Cross boundary approach – focus on cases that cross county boundaries. · Clandestine Lab cases – focus on investigating and prosecuting lab cases (combines criminal, social service, human health and environmental health objectives.) · ID Theft/Other target crime connection – focus on cases that involve significant related criminal activity of particular interest. - The Office of Attorney General has formed a new meth education program that will partner with community-based organizations and industry associations to increase the awareness and prevent the use of meth:
· Coordinate with “Lead On America” to make presentations and distribute materials at local high schools. · Partner with associations like Realtors, BIAW, Farm Bureau, etc. to educate their members through materials and presentations about what they can do to prevent meth crimes. - The Attorney General is creating a team of local and state law enforcement officials to advise him on meth prevention tools, including drafting legislation for the 2006 legislative session. We look forward to direct participating in this effort by members of WAPA and WASPC.
· Topics to be addressed will include, but are not be limited to: tools to enable local law enforcement to foreclose and seize properties which have been identified as lab sites and clean them up. · Improve community notification and making it easier for local communities to foreclose or seize properties and assets of convicted drug traffickers. |
