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The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office has announced its participation in the Vera Institute of Justice’s Reshaping Prosecution program, which aims to help agencies create a more ethical and fair justice system through analysis of data and policies — with a particular aim at racial disparities.
Taking a data-driven approach to improving the criminal justice system, the Reshaping Prosecution program helps reform-minded prosecutors analyze their own data, policies and practices with a lens toward reducing racial disparities and mass incarceration, according to Contra Costa DA officials.
“Our community is calling for a more transparent and equitable criminal justice system. I am excited to partner with Vera to work on those long-standing issues, especially around the analysis of our data,” Contra Costa DA Diana Becton said in a statement. “Data from any law enforcement agency tells a story. We need this data analysis to improve our communication with the public and our law enforcement partners.”
“As a former judge and now district attorney, I understand the systemic issues in our county with racial disparities. We must think critically about how best to improve our operations and work with our law enforcement partners to ensure our prosecutions are just. With this partnership with Vera, we can shine a light on our practices and make informed decisions to better protect the public,” Becton added.
In order to analyze the county’s habits and policies that specifically relate to racial disparities and justice, the DA’s office has shared case data from the time period of Jan. 1, 2014 to July 30, 2019. This information will be combed through, analyzed and presented to the public and district attorney alongside potential recommendations for improvement, according to Becton’s office.
Contra Costa is one of seven prosecution offices in the country participating in the Reshaping Prosecution program, according to DA officials, who added that specific issues that will be addressed through the program include taking “a deeper dive into the historical role of the prosecutor, working with the community and exploring what justice looks like, and discussions around building group cohesiveness to lay the foundation for successful implementation of reforms.”
“Vera applauds District Attorney Becton’s commitment to racial-equity and transparency,” said Jamila Hodge, director of the Reshaping Prosecution Program at the Vera Institute of Justice. “Our partnership will address the disparities that have impacted Black, brown, and Indigenous communities in Contra Costa County by providing analysis and policy solutions, critical steps to reduce harm, rebuild trust, and deliver the safety and justice our communities deserve.”
What Becton apparently doesn’t realize is that as District Attorney, she is supposed to represent the victims’ interests, not the criminals. She is an absolute joke.
Becton is a danger to the law-abiding citizens and residents of Contra Costa County. She is more interested in releasing criminals into the community, rather than doing her job as a prosecutor of criminals. She must be voted out of office at the first opportunity, which I believe will be in 2022. In the meantime, the public needs to be watchful of her efforts to purge her office of anyone she deems to be a possible opponent.
LA Times reported that left wing extremist Billionaire George Soros donated $275,000 to Becton’s campaign for District Attorney, as part of his campaign to get pro-criminal rather than pro-victim District Attorneys elected in California.
As for Becton, she was actually caught plagiarizing significant portions of her application for District Attorney, but yet the County Supervisors appointed her to interim District Attorney. She also was the only candidate for District Attorney who had absolute no prosecutorial experience, but yet was appointed District Attorney.
Since becoming District Attorney, she has been sued by four long term assistant prosecutors in her office for sex discrimination.
Becton’s anti-police, anti-victim, and pro-criminal policies are going to turn Contra Costa County into one of the most dangerous counties to live in. Her policies may be appropriate for the Public Defenders office, but not for the District Attorney’s office, where she is responsible for protecting the rights of law abiding citizens.