Baltimore City State's Attorney
DUTIES: The State’s Attorney is the chief law enforcement official in Baltimore City, responsible to the citizens of Baltimore for enforcing the law. She/he manages a staff of attorneys responsible for the prosecution of all criminal cases and juvenile matters. In addition, the office is involved in advocating for the public interest in legal matters and involving the community to address and resolve issues regarding crime and the criminal justice system.ANNUAL SALARY: $238,772
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Ivan J. Bates
(Dem)
QUALIFICATIONS: How does your experience prepare you for this office?
VIOLENT CRIME: What plans do you have to address the problem of violent crime in Baltimore City?
SUBSTANCE ABUSE CRISIS: How would you address the impact of the opioid crisis on the criminal justice system and what policies would you implement to address the opioid crisis?
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE: How do you plan to address the problem of public confidence in law enforcement?
PERSONNEL: How will you attract, recruit and retain qualified prosecutors?
OTHER PRIORITIES: In addition to the issues you described in the other questions, what are your priorities for this office?
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As a former prosecutor and defense attorney, I saw the law from both sides and applied justice fairly and equitably. As the State's Attorney for the City of Baltimore over the past three years, I have been able to hire some of the best and brightest prosecutors and support staff, which has led to a historic reduction in homicides and non-fatal shootings.
Since becoming the elected State's Attorney for the City of Baltimore, we have witnessed violent crime decrease each year. From historic reductions in homicides and non-fatal shootings, the policies implemented by my administration, which I promised on Day One for repeat, violent gun offenders to pack their toothbrushes due to the prison time we guaranteed them, have led to decreased violence.
We need to get our arms around this human rights issue by offering increased treatment services not by arresting and prosecuting our way out of this crisis. While we have seen increased treatment services provided to those addicted to illicit substances since I took office, through a robust Drug Court and our Citation Docket, we have also unfortunately witnessed multiple mass overdose incidents.
We have to do a better job of respecting everyone's perspective and working harder to communicate with each other why our differences make us better, not worse. I believe law enforcement has done an excellent job under this consent decree of constitutional policing and working hard to change that perspective, but one incident can change all that. That's why we must actually listen to the community
I have been fortunate during my first term of recruiting and retaining really excellent prosecutors, as well as support staff. We went from being an office with little office morale to one that now exudes that confidence at every level. I will continue recruiting personnel at conferences across the country while working hard to identify local talent as well. We have no shortage of great attorneys.
Entering my second term, I want to capitalize on the Citation Docket that my office created to address quality of life crimes not by criminal prosecution but rather by offering them wrap-around services to address the behavior. I also want to work closely with law enforcement and the Department of Juvenile Services to see how we can get a better handle on juvenile crime and address smoke shops...
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