Sanderson says it is time to clean house. There needs to be new blood, new justice and more focus on serious crimes. Keenan wants to work towards a team approach with detailed job descriptions. Presently, the division of labor means that the DA does not actually spend any time in the court room but rather spends time on the administration. Both candidates plan to spend time in the court room if elected.
Domestic violence is a major issue in Boulder at the moment and there are many arrests being made.
Not all these are necessary and Keenan wants to retrain the police officers while Sanderson sees changes to the policy as the solution. The minor domestic violence cases that arise from yelling often with no threat of physical violence are using valuable resources. Sanderson views this as an atrocity and states that people come to Boulder to commit crimes as they believe they will face lesser punishments here than in other counties. He says Boulder is the discount leader in price of crime. Keenan says the rate of plea bargaining is a concern but if the accused is acquitted, he will walk free while a plea bargain guarantees at least some sort of punishment.