Mark Williams’ Policies on Criminal Issues

Crime › Criminal Justice Use of AI

Should AI be used to make decisions in criminal justice systems?

Party’s support baseNo, and AI should never be used to make decisions that will drastically affect lives

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Party’s support baseNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Crime › Arming UK Police

Should all local police officers be routinely armed with firearms?

ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

Crime › Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Restorative Justice Programs

Should the government implement restorative justice programs as an alternative to incarceration?

Party’s support baseYes

Crime › Police Stop and Search

Should the police have expanded powers to stop and search individuals without reasonable suspicion in order to combat knife crime?

ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, suspicion-less searches violate basic civil liberties and destroy community trust without actually reducing violent crime

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Income-Based Traffic Fines

Should the penalty for traffic violations depend on the driver’s income?

Party’s support baseNo

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Party’s support baseYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation

Crime › Low-Level Shoplifting

Should the police be required to investigate every incident of shoplifting, regardless of the stolen value?

ChatGPT Party ResearchYes, ignoring low-value theft creates a broken-windows culture that is destroying our high streets

Mark Williams