Government,
Criminal
Feb. 4, 2020
LA DA challenger proposes policies that already exist, but some groups say improvement is needed
Many of the domestic violence and sexual assault policies proposed by district attorney candidate George Gascon already exist in Los Angeles County, according to prosecutors and agencies that work with local victims, but the agencies also say DA Jackie Lacey’s office falls short when it comes to treating victims with sensitivity and confirmed Gascon’s allegation that Lacey’s office puts pressure on victims to cooperate in prosecution. Section heads dealing with these crimes in Lacey’s office said such procedures are used rarely and only in very serious cases when the victim has been abused in the past by the same perpetrator.
Many of the sexual assault and domestic violence policies proposed by district attorney candidate George Gascon already exist in Los Angeles County, according to prosecutors and agencies that work with victims, but the agencies also say DA Jackie Lacey's office sometimes falls short when it comes to treating victims with sensitivity and confirmed Gascon's allegation that Lacey's office puts pressure on victims to cooperate in prosecution.
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