Alberta's Opposition NDP says it will fight crime by hiring police and support workers, as well as keep the RCMP, if it wins next month's provincial election.
Justice Critic Irfan Sabir and Municipal Affairs Critic Joe Ceci released a public safety plan on Sunday that promises an NDP government would hire 150 officers along with 150 social workers, mental health workers, addictions counsellors and community outreach workers who would work with the police in integrated teams.
"We need to invest in frontline policing and not changing the name of the force and repainting police cars," Ceci said Sunday.The NDP also said Sunday it would invest an initial $10 million in specialized Rural Crime Reduction Units to fight rural crime, and said it would hire more probation officers and invest in post-release programs to stop repeat and prolific offenders.
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