What are the parties promising on Public safety?

UCP

Add 100 more patrol officers on city streets

"Adding 100 police officers to Edmonton and Calgary to address chronic and worsening crime issues, particularly in the downtown cores and on transit." — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-09
Continue deploying sheriffs alongside police in Calgary and Edmonton

"Extending the downtown sheriff redeployment pilot program until at least the end of 2023, and longer if necessary." — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-09
Provide $4M more over four years for Internet and Child Exploitation teams, funding education and door-knocking for low-risk cases

"Increasing support for the Internet and Child Exploitation (ICE) teams.

Funding an engagement team that could deliver education, presentations, and in-person door knocks on low-risk files." — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-09
Start an electronic monitoring programme of "possible violent reoffenders" out on bail

"Initiating an ankle bracelet program for violent and/or sexual offenders on bail.

Establishing a 24/7 electronic monitoring program to help protect Albertans against possible violent reoffenders who are out on bail.

Providing further options for courts to impose electronic monitoring as a condition of bail." — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-09
Increase funding to ALERT regarding gang violence, including expanding a cyber-crime unit, DNA lab, and monitoring of gang connections to catalytic converter theft

"Increasing funding for ALERT for suppressing gang violence.

   Initiatives we would look to expand under ALERT include:

   •   Provincial Cyber Crime Unit;

   •   Provincial DNA lab; and

   •   Increased monitoring of the gang connections to the skyrocketing rates of catalytic converter theft." — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-09

"As part of the Safe Streets Action Plan, a re-elected UCP government would implement bracelet monitoring of dangerous offenders out on bail and deploy sheriffs to monitor them. They would add 100 more patrol officers on city streets, continue to deploy sheriffs alongside Calgary and Edmonton police officers to address public disorder, create new anti-fentanyl and illegal-gun trafficking teams, as well as increase funding for internet child exploitation and gang suppression units. A re-elected UCP government will make it easier for moms and dads to know the whereabouts of violent and sexual offenders, as well as make investments in women’s shelters and sexual assault counselling." — unitedconservative.ca, retrieved 2023-05-09

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NDP

Hire 150 more police officers, paired with 150 social workers, mental health workers, addictions counsellors, and community navigators

"The Alberta NDP will hire 150 more police officers and pair them with 150 social workers, mental health workers, addictions counsellors and community navigators to improve public safety and provide support."
Invest $10M in Rural Crime Reduction Units
Hire more probation officers, and invest in post-release programmes
Create a Hate Crimes Unit
Create community liaison programmes
Create a long-term agreement with municipalities for predictable police funding and expectations for provincially-provided services such as affordable housing

"Establish a long-term agreement with municipalities to support: stable and predictable police funding and an increased use of integrated police-community service teams; Indigenous partnerships; and provincial accountability for services such as affordable housing." — albertandp.ca, retrieved 2023-05-20

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