Video & Transcript Research : 'crime'

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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Up crimes against children before they happen.
  • Is that not in it of itself a crime?
  • Was that a crime? Technically, it would meet the elements of offense.
  • Committing these kinds of crimes.
  • They should not be investigating the crimes. qualified to investigate crimes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Transportation Apr 2nd, 2025

Transportation

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  • relates to the release of a motor vehicle collision report information to law enforcement to help solve crimes
  • These are extremely useful tools when solving crimes, such as stolen vehicle recovery, missing persons
  • In almost every crime committed in the state of Texas, a vehicle is used in some form or fashion.
  • It enables us to move forward and solve crimes.
Summary: The committee meeting focused on two primary bills, SB1598 and SB1493. SB1598, introduced by Senator Hagen Booth, addresses the clarity of collision report information access for law enforcement, aiming to enhance the tools available to police agencies across Texas for solving crimes. The meeting featured strong support from police representatives, including Sheriff Brian Hawthorne of Chambers County, who emphasized the significance of the CARFAX program for police in facilitating access to vital vehicle information, free of charge. Public testimony reflected a consensus on the necessity of the bill for improved investigatory processes.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 26th, 2025

Judiciary

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  • than just sex... all sex crimes rather than just sex crimes involving a child.
  • I just want all sex crimes included... Where you have... Where you have...
  • or not. classification of crimes or not.
  • Any crime causing death with a deadly weapon or...
  • Think about the crime victims of Alabama and their families.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Public Safety and Homeland Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • willfully refuses to answer the law enforcement officer. >> Um, and that's part of a person commits a crime
  • willfully refuses to answer the law enforcement officer. >> Um, and that's part of a person commits a crime
  • :02.720><c> of</c> governmental operations for any type of governmental operations for any type of crime
  • 00:41:04.800><c> but</c><00:41:05.280><c> all</c><00:41:05.520><c> he</c><00:41:05.760><c> did</c> crime
  • But this uh but but all he did crime.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 28th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • They prohibit the disclosure of the name of a juvenile crime victim.
  • They permit the release of a minor victim's name when the crime committed against the victim has, as
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 1165, which was converted into a substitute bill to reorganize the Avoyelles Parish court system by creating two city courts, one for Marksville and one for Bunkie, and expanding their jurisdiction parishwide, including small claims and certain misdemeanor, civil, and juvenile matters. The sponsor and supporting judges said the change would better use existing courts and improve access to justice, while the district attorney opposed it, arguing it would not help the criminal docket, could create staffing and constitutional issues, and needed more study. After questions about voting districts, appellate procedure, and minority vote dilution, the committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard House Bill 1064 creating a domestic violence intervention court pilot program in the 19th Judicial District, with testimony from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and the YWCA describing a specialty court model focused on accountability, victim services, and wraparound support. The bill was reported favorably. House Bill 341, clarifying law enforcement officer rights during administrative investigations, was amended to specify administrative matters and reported with amendments. House Concurrent Resolution 64, as amended, expanded a study of behavioral health courts to include additional parishes and a later reporting deadline, and was reported favorably. House Bill 579, the sexual assault survivor bill of rights, was amended to strengthen notice, confidentiality, and funding provisions and then reported favorably. Later, House Bill 1004, which would have raised the jurisdictional threshold for justice of the peace courts from $5,000 to $7,500, drew significant opposition from city court judges who warned of unintended consequences, including different evidentiary standards, possible attorney-representation issues for entities, and added burdens on district courts. Supporters framed it as an inflation adjustment and access-to-justice measure, but after debate the committee voted 5-11 to defer the bill. House Bill 183, limiting courthouse cell phone bans in fee-payment areas, was amended and then failed on a 7-7 tie with the chair voting no. The committee also reported favorably House Bill 451 on ATC hearing notices, House Bill 541 on micro distillers via substitute, Senate Bill 44 on tactical medical professionals’ firearms, House Resolution 37 honoring veterans who served in Honduras, and House Bill 89 requiring a district attorney office to pay certain retirees’ health premiums from its own funds. Several other bills were voluntarily deferred, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Apr 28th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • They prohibit the disclosure of the name of a juvenile crime victim.
  • They permit the release of a minor victim's name when the crime committed against the victim has, as
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice Apr 23rd, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

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  • Many of them pleaded guilty to crimes even though they were not guilty.
  • Many of them pleaded guilty to crimes even though they were not guilty.
  • When you plead, you're convicted of a crime, yes.
  • They were convicted of violent crimes, correct? Yes, ma'am.
  • I am the State Director for Right on Crime.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/26/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • who have experienced the tragedy of sexual violence or gender-based violence and gender-based hate crimes
  • within that article, you're going to see references to in just a month's time there were 500,000 crimes
  • why I think it's really important we get to the technology that's creating that. 64% of the latest crimes
  • within that article, you're going to see references to in just a month's time there were 500,000 crimes
  • Different crime. It would just be for the offense of being an unlawful person in possession.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • time again from public safety, where there's a clear correlation of, um, uh, of poverty and where crime
  • And if you think that you can't sort of invest more in high crime areas with more police or if you have
  • Yet many have suffered financial losses due to damages from border-related crimes.
  • step forward in ensuring our ag landowners receive compensation for damages caused by border-related crime
  • For many ag producers, damages caused by border-related crimes often fall into a frustrating gap where
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 12th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • and time again from public safety highlight where there's a clear correlation of poverty and where crime
  • And if you think that you can't sort of invest more in high crime areas with more police or if you have
  • Yet many have suffered financial losses due to damages from border-related crimes.
  • agricultural use, accounting for the debris, pollutants, and contaminants left behind during these crimes
  • For many agricultural producers, damages caused by border-related crimes often fall into a frustrating
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm Director of Victim Services for Crime Stoppers of Houston. and I'm here representing Crime Stoppers
  • Under current law, statute of limitations for certain financial fraud crimes crimes in Chapter 32 of
  • This legislation extends all financial crimes, Mr.
  • We have some I've worked in the I'm chief prosecutor for financial crimes, and I see fraud crimes every
  • It's pretty straightforward that some of the crime crimes only have a three-year statute of limitation
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice Apr 15th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Criminals committing these crimes on one side of the state will pop up to commit the same crimes on the
  • bond or this removal of the ankle monitor as a new crime or an ancillary crime.
  • I'm Chief Prosecutor for Financial Crimes, and I see fraud crimes every day.
  • It's pretty straightforward. ...crimes. And I see fraud crimes every day.
  • It's pretty straightforward. crimes. And I see fraud crimes every day.
Summary: The committee heard several criminal justice bills, with testimony largely focused on public safety, court procedures, and local criminal justice administration. SB 2371 would expand mandatory skimmer-reporting requirements from gas pumps to ATMs, point-of-sale systems, and virtual currency kiosks, with the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center saying centralized reporting would improve investigations, preserve evidence, and help identify organized criminal groups. SB 2581 would repeal a special law governing commissary funds in certain large counties; the sponsor and the Sheriff’s Association said it would restore parity with other counties while keeping spending subject to audit and inmate-benefit limits. Both bills were laid out and left pending after testimony, with no public witnesses opposing them at the hearing. The committee also heard SB 330, which would require voter approval before counties over a certain size reduce prosecutor funding, similar to an existing law for law enforcement budgets. Supporters argued prosecutors are essential to public safety and need stable funding, while an opponent from the Texas Civil Rights Project said the bill would restrict local budget flexibility and impose costly elections. SB 663 would remove district judges’ approval role for community supervision and corrections department budgets, replacing it with judge review after TDCJ-CJAD approval; probation officials said the change would reduce delays and confusion without reducing judicial oversight. SB 1020 would require more immediate sharing of ankle-monitor violation information and clarify that such records are not judicial work product; the Harris County DA’s office and Crime Stoppers supported it, citing inconsistent local practices and delays that can hinder prosecutions. The committee then took up SB 1164 on emergency detention and court-ordered mental health services. The bill, from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health, would update emergency detention forms, clarify officer duties, allow filings in the county where a person is apprehended or located, and add a factor related to a person’s inability to recognize symptoms or appreciate treatment risks. Supporters included family members, law enforcement, and mental health and judicial witnesses who described cases where earlier intervention might have prevented tragedy; opponents warned the broader language could be misused and emphasized due process and the need for dangerousness to remain the standard. SB 2111 on indigent defense would expand access to counsel at first hearings, strengthen managed assigned counsel programs, create internships and fellowships, and adjust other defense-related procedures; the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and county defense program leaders supported it, while the committee substitute removed some provisions to reduce fiscal impact. Finally, SB 2383 would let recently retired DPS officers return to work in limited roles to help address staffing shortages, and SB 2797 would create reciprocal discovery requirements for criminal cases; prosecutors and some committee members said it would reduce trial surprise and improve truth-seeking, while others questioned whether the bill fully matched the state’s disclosure obligations and whether it could burden defense rights. Several bills were left pending after testimony, and the committee established a quorum later in the hearing.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • But as we clamp down on the cartels, hopefully we'll... we reduce all crime.
  • Crime is meeting disorganized industry.
  • I have always prosecuted oil field crime. It has gotten significantly.
  • DWI is one of the most preventable crimes we have.
  • That is why we take preventive and proactive measures to stop crimes.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice convened to address pressing issues surrounding oil field crime and safety on Texas highways. The meeting was initiated by Chair Flores, who emphasized the need for improved tools to combat repeat offenders having committed intoxicated driving, alongside tackling oil field theft that has escalated due to organized criminal activities. The committee heard public testimonies and engaged with various stakeholders, including law enforcement and industry representatives, who highlighted the complexities and dangers associated with these crimes. Notably, a significant focus was placed on Senate Bill 1320, which aims to establish a dedicated unit within the Department of Public Safety to investigate and address thefts specific to the oil and gas industry. This initiative seeks to strengthen coordination among various law enforcement agencies and improve training for local officers to combat these sophisticated theft operations more effectively.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Often, these are not just crimes like Mr. Vanderland noted; they're occurring in one location only.
  • I have always prosecuted oilfield crime. It has got to... I am now in my third term.
  • I have always prosecuted oilfield crime.
  • DWI is one of the most preventable crimes we have.
  • Rather than rehab, challenges that we face in the retail industry is organized retail crime.
Summary: The committee heard and advanced several criminal justice bills, with most of the discussion focused on oilfield theft, DWI enforcement, juvenile justice, reentry licensing, jail transparency, and court/judicial standards. SB 1320 would create a DPS oilfield theft unit headquartered in the Permian Basin; supporters from industry, law enforcement, and a district attorney described increasingly sophisticated, organized theft tied to cartels and multi-jurisdictional criminal networks, while DPS said it currently has only two officers working the issue. The committee voted SB 1320 out unanimously and placed it on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 826, which would enhance DWI committed in a school zone to a state jail felony, also passed unanimously after brief explanation and no testimony. SB 1171, adding juvenile justice OIG peace officers to Schedule C salary, was reported favorably on a committee substitute, and SB 1080, which would allow incarcerated people to obtain occupational licenses effective upon release, also passed on a committee substitute after testimony from formerly incarcerated advocates and reentry supporters. The committee also considered several bills aimed at tougher DWI penalties. SB 476 would increase intoxication manslaughter penalties when the offender violates an ignition interlock restriction; the bill was supported by the author, victims’ family members, Galveston officials, and law enforcement, but opposed by the Texas Civil Rights Project, which argued treatment and prevention would be more effective. After discussion about possible amendments, the bill was left pending. SB 745 would create a new first-degree felony option for intoxication manslaughter involving multiple deaths, and it was reported favorably after testimony from a prosecutor supporting the need for a stronger sentencing option. SB 2320 would broadly increase penalties for DWI offenses, including first-time DWI, DWI with an open container, high-BAC DWI, and repeat offenses; it was supported by a grieving family member and a sheriff, and the committee voted it out favorably. On juvenile justice, SB 1727 would expand tools to address assaults on staff at Texas Juvenile Justice Department facilities by lowering the age for transfer to adult prison in some cases, allowing earlier transfer of determinate-sentence youth, and restricting release when a criminal case is pending. Juvenile probation officials supported the bill as a public safety and victim-rights measure, while the Texas Civil Rights Project opposed it, arguing it would send children to inappropriate adult facilities and conflict with juvenile justice principles; the bill was left pending. SB 1437 would expand the juvenile justice do-not-hire registry to include non-certified positions, and it passed unanimously after supporters said it would help close loopholes that allow predators to move between child-serving jobs. SB 2289, requiring counties that house inmates out of state to report that information and any deaths to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, also passed unanimously. Finally, SB 989, requiring criminal background checks for court personnel who determine bail, and SB 664, establishing statewide qualifications and oversight for magistrates and associate judges, were explained and discussed as transparency and public-safety measures, with SB 989 reported favorably and SB 664 under committee consideration at the end of the transcript.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Feb 24th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • This makes domestic violence by strangulation an 85% crime. Stand for questions, move for passage.
  • And the second part of the bill creates a crime for reckless driving involving racing.
  • They had to charge them with different crimes.
  • know that if you're CLEET certified, which these gentlemen that you're talking about are, that if a crime
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Administration of Criminal Justice May 6th, 2026

Administration of Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • So what specific crimes are we talking about?
  • So they touch on the other crime labs in the state.
  • There was no question that this person was responsible for this crime.
  • It was just a question of what crime are we going to come back on.
  • It was just a question of what crime are we going to come back on.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • that prompted me to think more deeply about how we tend to increase every session the number of 85% crimes
  • around if you're ever going to have that opportunity and so I've always voted against adding 85% crimes
  • questions, if you are serving 85% for first-degree burglary, which I might or might not include in an 85% crime
  • abuse, stalking, harassment, etc. occur, or one parent is subject to the sex offender and violent crime