Minnesota and North Dakota Voter's Guide

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Ward County State's Attorney

State's Attorneys provide guidance to county commissioners and officials in interpreting the meaning of the North Dakota Century Code and legislation and represent the state in criminal cases, acting as prosecutors. Learn more at www.ndsaa.org.

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    Andrew J Schultz
    (NON)

Biographical Information

What are your top priorities?

What skills or experience would you bring to the position?

How would you ensure that all individuals who enter the state’s courts receive equal access to justice?

Is there a role for the State’s Attorney to help reduce recidivism (reoffending) rates in our criminal justice system?

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Our State's Attorney's Office should be the best-trained, most efficient Office in the state, representing our community's values. That means continuing education, seminars and conferences, modernization and streamlining of internal processes, ensuring crime victims have a real voice, and case resolutions which accurately reflect our community values. It also means giving our local law enforcement the technological tools they need to cut through red tape and clear cases faster.
At its heart, this is an attorney job in the criminal justice system. I've practiced criminal law in Ward County for over fifteen years. During that time, I've been fortunate enough to establish incredible working relationships with prosecutors and law enforcement officers. The best experience anyone can have is working to find holistic case solutions that fix the reason that someone was arrested in the first place. I've been doing it for a decade and a half.
To me, in criminal justice, "Equal access to justice" means "find a solution that fixes the underlying problem." We must fight crime and the causes of crime, and that means not only punishing someone for their intentional acts, but also giving someone a second chance when they've earned it by helping themselves. It also means making sure victims have a meaningful voice in the process, because they're the ones upon whom crime has the greatest effect.
Although the ideal rate is 0%, the North Dakota 3-year recidivism rate for prisoners is only around 20%, significantly lower than the national average. If we want to get that rate even lower, we have to eliminate the conditions which make crime flourish. I will engage in community partnerships with local nonprofits, employers, churches, and other groups to help people find work, housing, and resources. People who feel like they "belong" are much less likely to commit crimes.
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