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ALEC’s’Corporate Board
--in recent past or present

• AT&T Services, Inc.
• centerpoint360
• UPS
• Bayer Corporation
• GlaxoSmithKline
• Energy Future Holdings
• Johnson & Johnson
• Coca-Cola Company
• PhRMA
• Kraft Foods, Inc.
• Coca-Cola Co.
• Pfizer Inc.
• Reed Elsevier, Inc.
• DIAGEO
• Peabody Energy
• Intuit, Inc.
• Koch Industries, Inc.
• ExxonMobil
• Verizon
• Reynolds American Inc.
• Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
• Salt River Project
• Altria Client Services, Inc.
• American Bail Coalition
• State Farm Insurance
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Public Safety and Elections

Resolution in Support of H.O.P.E.

Summary

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Did you know the
NRA--the National
Rifle Association-was the corporate
co-chair in 2011?

This Resolution recognizes the progress Hawaii’s H.O.P.E. program has exhibited in
lowering the crime rate amongst probationers. The resolution also supports the
program and its success and aims to replicate its results in other states.

Resolution

Whereas, Hawaii’s Circuit Judge Steve Alm started the Hawaii Opportunity
Probation with Enforcement (H.O.P.E.) program in 2004 in an effort to reduce drug
use and crime among those probationers most at risk to commit violations; and

WHEREAS, community supervision programs are a crucial area within the
American criminal justice system; and

WHEREAS, the number of adults on probation is rising: in 2008 that figure was
almost 4.3 million, 500,000 more than in 2000; and

Whereas, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is committed to
developing effective criminal justice policies that create safe communities for
citizens as well as strong state budgets; and

Whereas, the current probation system has proven to be ineffective in that nearly
40% of probationers across the nation fail to successfully complete probation; and

Whereas, spending on corrections has been a leading factor in rising state budgets
for 15 years; and

Whereas, by notifying probationers that violations will be dealt with swiftly and
surely, by conducting frequent random drug tests, issuing swift and certain
sanctions for every violation, and by administering drug treatments to those who
need it, the H.O.P.E. program has experienced unprecedented success; and

Whereas, studies have shown H.O.P.E. probationers to be 53% less likely to have
their probation revoked, and 61% less likely to miss appointments with probation
officers; and

Whereas, H.O.P.E. probationers have proven to be 72% less likely to use drugs,
and 55% less likely to be arrested for a new crime;

Therefore Be It Resolved that ALEC supports the H.O.P.E. program and its
success, and recommends that actions be taken which will replicate its remarkable
results in other jurisdictions.

Adopted by the Public Safety and Elections Task Force at the Annual Meeting,
August 7, 2010. Approved by the ALEC Board of Directors, September 19, 2010.

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