Good evening and welcome to kqed newsroom. As part of our california election watch 2014 coverage we focus tonight on criminal justice at the ballot box. Voters will decide the attorney generals race. Democratic incumbent Pamela Harris faces opponent ron gold a republican and former attorney general. Proposition 47 would downgrade nonviolent crimes such as drug possessions or small property theft from a felony to a misdemeanor and thousands of state prisoners serving time for those crimes could have their sentences reduced retroactively. Scott schafer leads our discussion. Proposition 47 is the latest proposal to reform criminal justice in california. Its supported by liberals like the San Francisco d. A. But also by conservatives including Newt Gingrich. Some Law Enforcement groups are saying it would give a free ride to criminals by shifting away from incarceration toward Community Based treatment and prevention measures. Joining me for a closer look, criminology at Berkeley Law Scho