Richie McPhillips’ Policies on Criminal Issues

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

RM>RM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

RM>RM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Should all local police officers be routinely armed with firearms?

RM>RM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, "policing by consent" is a proud British tradition and arming officers will destroy public trust

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?

RM>RM ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

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?

RM>RM 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?

RM>RM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, I do not believe in the death penalty

Crime › Income-Based Traffic Fines

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

RM>RM ChatGPT Party ResearchYes

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

RM>RM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Party’s support baseYes

Crime › Low-Level Shoplifting

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

RM>RM ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, shoplifters driven by the cost-of-living crisis need robust social support, not a prison cell

Richie McPhillips