San Francisco Program Pays Criminals Up To $500 Per Month To Not Shoot People - The Police Tribune
San Francisco, CA – San Francisco residents identified as being “high-risk” for involvement in gun violence could soon receive as much as $500 for every month they manage not to shoot anyone. “Six thousand dollars per person, when you look at it annually, is nothing if it helps deter criminal...
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“Six thousand dollars per person, when you look at it annually, is nothing if it helps deter criminal activity compared to the amount of money it costs to incarcerate someone, let alone the impact of the activity itself,” Human Rights Commission Executive Director Sheryl Davis told the San Francisco Examiner.
The San Francisco Human Rights Commission and Office of Economic and Workforce Development’s Dream Keeper Fellowship pilot program, which launches in October, will start out with 10 participants who have been determined to be high-risk for shooting someone or for being shot, according to FOX News.
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When a similar program was implemented in Richmond, California, gun crimes actually increased, FOX News reported.