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The DA doesn't have any influence on arresting policies, though, right? I doubt, for example, that incidences of retail theft suddenly plummeted right in 2017 because the criminals just decided nothing was worth stealing anymore... Obviously the 2017-and-onward DA still prosecuted a lot fewer thieves than were arrested, but it looks like there was a change in police policy at that time as well. But maybe that was just in response to a stated prosecution policy--if the guy in the courtroom openly says "we're not going to prosecute as many petty theft cases," then maybe the cops aren't going to be motivated to fill out the paperwork for an arrest, either.
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