Issue Position: 100% Rated by the California Police Chiefs Association

Issue Position

Assemblyman Chen is endorsed by our local police and deputies because he has worked hard to protect our families, homes and property from crime.

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* Keeping Dangerous Criminals Out of Our Communities. Opposed pre-trial release legislation that threatened to place dangerous predators in our neighborhoods. Source: AB 42

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* Fighting Human Trafficking. Backed the Human Trafficking Prevention Education and Training Act to teach students how to recognize and avoid tactics used by sexual predators. Source: AB 1227

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* Standing up for Victims. Protected victims of sexual crimes and give them peace of mind by requiring parolees to maintain a distance of 35 miles from their victims. Source: AB 335.

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* Helping Prosecute Rapists. Authored legislation to address the backlog of untested rape kits so that suspected violent predators are kept behind bars. Source: AB 280.

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* Protecting Students from Predators. Supported mandatory background checks for school district vendors to protect students and teachers from harm. Source: AB 949.

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* Using More DNA Testing. Supports DNA testing of convicts to help police solve more crimes.

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* Improving Crime Prevention. Authored AB 517 to create a property crime task force to investigate the high property crime rate and increase prevention methods.

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