I believe very strongly that one of the biggest challenges to law enforcement today is shared by everyone – the mobility of society. We all share a
common ground of looking for a better life, and Carson City offers that to many. Unfortunately, newcomers often find limited resources and barriers, such as language, that are difficult to overcome. Drawing down language barriers and raising educational success rates will have the greatest impacts on our future. The successes that our community will achieve are going to be directly related to the educational achievements of the sustainable workforce and the relationships we foster at home and at work.
The community’s safety is dependent on many factors – with the strength of the community, education, business, and recreation having the greatest investment value. Government must continuously evaluate the needs of the community as a whole, and not just a single entity.
Not only as the sheriff, but as your neighbor, I hope and dream that every individual’s efforts lead to a greater strength. Early intervention when problems arise is far less expensive and has a greater probability of success than imprisonment.
The return on investment? Morally and civically responsible individuals who recognize themselves as a member of a larger social fabric and therefore consider social problems to be at least partly their own. Such individuals are then willing to see the moral and civic dimensions of issues, to make and justify informed moral and civic judgments, and to take action when appropriate.
