ABOUT HALF A PERCENT OF THE AREA’S POPULATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ABOUT 50 PERCENT OF THE CRIME. THAT’S ACCORDING TO BERNALILLO COUNTY D-A RAUL TORREZ. HE NOW WANTS TO PUT A NEW SYSTEM IN PLACE BY WHICH THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT IS BROUGHT IN FOR A MEETING DURING WHICH THEY ARE ADVISED ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF ANY THEM ARE INVOLVED IN MORE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
HE SAYS PUTTING THEM IN A ROOM BEFORE VIOLENCE EVOLVES, THEY’LL COME AFTER THE WHOLE GROUPS IF ANYONE IS CONNECTED TO AN ACT OF VIOLENCE
THE PROGRAM HAS REDUCED GUN VIOLENCE IN SEVERAL OTHER CITIES. TORREZ SAYS THIS DOESN’T IMPACT ANYONE UNDER INDICTMENT AND HIS OFFICE WILL STILL PROSECUTE THOSE GOING THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
