Supports the use of pretrial services, probation monitoring, and comprehensive mental health treatment.

Plans to have a specific senior prosecutor responsible for all felony gun charges.

Opposes qualified immunity for the police, and said, "[w]hen an officer commits a criminal violation in the performance of his or her duty, that officer needs to be disciplined, fired, and charged."

- Supports the use of pretrial services, probation monitoring, and comprehensive mental health treatment.
- Plans to have a specific senior prosecutor responsible for all felony gun charges.
- Opposes qualified immunity for the police, and said, "[w]hen an officer commits a criminal violation in the performance of his or her duty, that officer needs to be disciplined, fired, and charged."

Public Safety

Supports restorative justice models in conflict resolution, which focuses on repairing the harm from the crime rather than on punishment.

Supports the Drug Treatment Court, where drug cases are heard in a separate division of the court and people go through treatment rather than to prison.

Plans to have a specific senior prosecutor handle all drug dealing cases.

Said "if an individual is arrested for a drug offense, the goal should always be to try to avoid a conviction and achieve recovery."

- Supports restorative justice models in conflict resolution, which focuses on repairing the harm from the crime rather than on punishment. 
- Supports the Drug Treatment Court, where drug cases are heard in a separate division of the court and people go through treatment rather than to prison. 
- Plans to have a specific senior prosecutor handle all drug dealing cases.
- Said "if an individual is arrested for a drug offense, the goal should always be to try to avoid a conviction and achieve recovery."

Criminal Justice

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Josh D. Katcher

Said "We’ve centered prosecutions on violent crimes, gun crimes, sexual offenses, and crimes against children, and we’ve obtained convictions in unresolved homicide and rape cases left behind from the prior administration."

As commonwealth's attorney, created a Critical Incident Response Team to respond to crisis calls and a Community Oversight Board to monitor police misconduct.

- Said "We’ve centered prosecutions on violent crimes, gun crimes, sexual offenses, and crimes against children, and we’ve obtained convictions in unresolved homicide and rape cases left behind from the prior administration."
- As commonwealth's attorney, created a Critical Incident Response Team to respond to crisis calls and a Community Oversight Board to monitor police misconduct.

Opposes charging people with crimes related to marijuana.

Supports restorative justice measures, which focus on repairing the harm causes to the victim of the crime rather than on punishment for the perpetrator.

As commonwealth's attorney, expanded the Drug Court to nearly full capacity. Drug courts are a separate division of the court than handles drug crimes through treatment rather than prison time.

- Opposes charging people with crimes related to marijuana. 
- Supports restorative justice measures, which focus on repairing the harm causes to the victim of the crime rather than on punishment for the perpetrator. 
- As commonwealth's attorney, expanded the Drug Court to nearly full capacity. Drug courts are a separate division of the court than handles drug crimes through treatment rather than prison time.

Parisa Dehghani-Tafti

- The commonwealth’s attorney is responsible for prosecuting all criminal cases in the county. 
- The office of the commonwealth’s attorney deals with drug crimes, domestic violence, gun crimes, and DUIs. It also educates students to prevent young people from committing crimes and seniors to prevent them being victims of scams. 
- Most commonwealth’s attorneys in Virginia are elected in odd years every four years. Elections are partisan. 