Policy / Platform
Michael believes it is time we look beyond the simple dichotomy of being tough or easy on crime. Michael is smart on crime and he understands a District Attorney has a variety of tools to bring justice and safety to the citizens of Philadelphia. During this campaign, Michael will continue to announce details of his plan to strengthen and renew the Office of the District Attorney. In partnership with the public, community groups, civic organizations, former DA's and Public Defenders, Michael will seek public comment and input as he crafts policy that will make Philadelphia a shining example of what can be for generations to come.
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Municipal Corruption & The Public Trust
Increase staff and resources within the Special Investigation Unit of the District Attorney's office to uncover and prosecute municipal... More »
Reduce Gun Violence
One way to reduce the level of gun violence in Philadelphia is to limit the availability of illegal guns. In order to do this, we must... More »
Establish a "Community Relations Unit"
The Community Relations Unit would consist of experienced staff and assistant district attorneys and law students who would go into... More »
Enhance Witness/Victim Services
Create an anonymous "Tip Line" for citizens to report alleged witness intimidation and retribution and maintain a "Zero Tolerance" policy by... More »
Restorative Justice & Doing More With Less
The Philadelphia Prison System (PPS) manages six large facilities designed to hold up to 6,433 inmates. On any given day, our jail population... More »
School Safety
Our children are our greatest and most valuable resource. In addition to making sure they regularly attend school, we need to insure their... More »
Crime Prevention
Too much of the crime committed today is done so by the young people of our community. If we are to have any hope of seeing... More »
Establishing a Truancy Prevention and Intervention Program
According to Philadelphia DHS more than 12,000 students are truant on any given day. Truancy is one of the leading indicators of... More »
Quality of Life Crimes
Quality of life crimes affect us all. In order to effectively combat this problem, we would expand the Public Nuisance Task Force to help... More »
Elder Justice
Make it a priority to vigorously prosecute crimes involving our elderly. We would educate the public about -- and expand -- the Elder Justice... More »
Hate Crimes & Domestic Violence
Domestic violence and crimes against minority ethnic, racial, religious, language and sexual identity communities in Philadelphia are... More »