San Francisco Rising EP14: An Interview with District Attorney Brooke Jenkins

In this episode, San Francisco’s District Attorney Brooke Jenkins discusses her office’s approach to combating organized retail theft by focusing on the ringleaders behind these operations and working closely with the police department. She talks about how her office has been working with stores and small businesses to encourage them to try to stop and these crimes by helping the SFPD apprehend and arrest the culprits. The conversation then moves on to the opioid crisis, how to enforce the City’s laws prohibiting drug dealing, balancing punishment against rehabilitation, and how to address both the supply side and the demand side of the drug problem. After discussing criminal justice reform and restorative justice while making sure making sure people are held accountable for their actions, she then discusses police misconduct and how to promote accountability among law enforcement agencies. Finally, Brooke ends by emphasizing her commitment to San Francisco’s heritage of compassion and alternatives to