-- for safety. it does not work, it doesn't make us safer, and we cannot afford it. instead, we must work to make better solutions to save those people, to save their faith come at and energy of the criminal- justice system, for those that are truly dangerous. we must be certain people committing rapes, murders, and other violent and serious offenses are series brought to justice and prevented from harming others. you have my commitment that i will approach our criminal justice system with a surgical component. we have an incredible opportunity to do things differently, here in san francisco, and to create a model for the state and beyond. we have to understand most folks involved in crime will eventually come home. we have to recognize them as long-term members of our

community, hold them accountable, but for that -- provide them and a real chance to become reintegrated. we have to prioritize in a good education, decent jobs, fair wages, safe housing and communities. without this building blocks, no criminal justice system will ever succeed. and public safety is not about to process, not just about due process in a court room. it is also about due process in life. only this attitude shift will get us to real public safety. and being the d a is also being part of the community. i will not sit and wait for bad things to happen to people. i will into the pit problems and intervene. we all know a town in the classroom is less likely to end up in a court room as a

defendant or rectum. we know people exposed to violence are more likely to be victims and perpetrators of violence. identifying those risks and getting them services early as the best way to reduce victimization and increased public safety. this is not something that i commit to lightly. this is not just about the courtroom, but it is also about the classroom. i am committed to shutting down the school to prison pipeline that we have perpetuated for too many years in to many urban centers, including our own. we need to prevent children from ever entering the juvenile justice system. we will be in the classrooms working with young people, bringing resources to them, as we are now doing in burton high- school with a program we created for students having difficulty making a transition.

we are seeing a truant students improve their attendance. this is meaningful for crime rates, but more importantly, these numbers are meaningful to the young person, their family, and our community. together with the school district and common sense media, we are helping young people understand what it means to be good citizens, informing them of the dangers of cyber bullying, and working with this new medium. this program will help young people to stay engaged in their education and away from our jails and prisons. also, i recognize we must continue to engage our community, and often, come to the hall of justice. every victim of a crime should be helped. to be sure that they are held, we have moved our offices into the community. people can now meet with us in

chinatown, the mission, and bayview. by the end of this year, they will be able to do so in any other part of the city. to a woman struggling to take care of her children and preventing them from her abusive husband, it is monumental to be able to walk down the street to a safe and familiar pleas to ask for help. [applause] similarly, to a young person fearful that if they cooperate with law enforcement, our may come to them, this community resources and not able. communities should be able to say what crimes they care most about and be part of resolving them. our neighborhood courts and prosecutors program helped to resolve cases that do not require the full muscle of the criminal justice system, and where the community input is critical. we have volunteer mediators that

are vested in the community and are trained by us to help solve cases from public intoxication to graffiti to other low-level offenses. these people know what matters most to their communities and have a great impact on the individuals brought before them. these cases are handled for an apartment $300, compared to the $1,400 it would cost to hear the case in the courtroom. this is cheaper, and as we are seeing, more effective. cases are heard within a month. -- within a week. the resolution helps everyone recover from the incident and puts the offender on the right path. thus far, we have seen 400 of these cases. by the end of this year, we will be to run the city. in conclusion, it is such an exceptional honor for me to serve the city and county of san francisco. it is committed to members like

you that makes san francisco the greatest city in the country. here in the mission district, i am reminded of the neighborhood i grew up and and the amazing journey my life has taken me. from an immigrant kid who dropped out of school to be the district attorney in the greatest city in the world. i am humbled and honored to be here with you today. my commitment to you is to tackle large challenges in the courtroom, classroom, and community. together, we are on our way to making san francisco the safest big city in america. [applause]

>> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome father donald godfrey. >> let us pray. god, our compassion and justice, on this joyful occasion of this swearing in of george gascon, we ask you to bless the george, his wife, family, and wrens. empower the district attorney with the gifts of an ever deeper desire for truth, fairness, justice, equality, strength, professionalism, and integrity, so as to serve all of us, the people of our city of st.

francis better. whenever our socio-economic background, culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, a belief system order religious tradition. bless his staff and all that work alongside him in his important mission for our common good. bless him with comfort and easy answers. bless him with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so he will work for restorative justice, always remembering those without a voice or power in our society. to this end, blessed george with the foolishness to think that he can make a difference in this world so that he will do the things that others will tell him cannot be done. george, correct my spanish

afterwards, please. [speaking spanish] amen. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the san francisco bay men's chorus. ♪

♪ [applause] nberg/cpb projecec [singing i iforeign language]

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