Foreign Affairs: Chen learns about LA justice

Minister of Justice Chen Ding-nan (陳定南) called on Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Monday to learn more about his community service programs. Chen and Tsai Pi-yu (蔡碧玉), director of the Department of Prosecutorial Affairs under the justice ministry, exchanged views with Baca on the implementation of community service programs and their scope. The discussions focused on the ways to deal with those who commit minor offenses and the possibility of serving terms at home and sentencing them to community service instead of jail time. Chen's visit to the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department is partly in appreciation of the Los Angles Police Department for its past cooperation in matters of extradition.