1999
100,000 people are certified as community police professionals
1998
Percentage of victims reporting Inter-Personal Violence (IPV) rises from 48% to 58%.
1996
Salinas Valley State prison opens Salinas becomes the "murder capitol" of California Monterey County sends disproportionate amount of Brown & Black youth Prop 187 - social services are no longer provided to non-citizens Prop 184 - Three Strikes Law is passed
1995
COPS office funding from $148 Million to $1.3 Billion. This equates to hiring of 25,000 new police officers.
1994
1994 Crime Bill & North American Free Trade Act laws are passed. Salinas Valley and Pajaro Valley are left in economic despair as thousands of jobs and factories are shipped overseas. Communities of color are criminalized as they navigate the shifting international political economy.