1161: Tegan Broadwater | How a White Cop Infiltrated the Crips Part Two

Breaking the Cycle

Tegan Broadwater emphasizes the importance of breaking the cycle of crime through community engagement and youth mentoring. He highlights an after-school program that mentors children of incarcerated parents, teaching them essential life skills and providing positive role models. This initiative aims to prevent future generations from falling into the same patterns of crime, as Tegan notes, "The arrest is not a long-term solution. You're getting the violent people away so that this neighborhood could potentially thrive." 1 2

   

Sentencing Insights

Tegan Broadwater shares insights into the sentencing outcomes of the cases he worked on, expressing a desire for justice and redemption. He advocated for lighter sentences for individuals he believed had social redeeming value, resulting in sentences ranging from two to 19 years. Tegan reflects on the complexity of these cases, stating, "They think this is a dope case. These are nonviolent whatever versus drugs and blah, blah, blah. Well, that's not the case. There's so much more context in this situation." 3 4