The  Committee  on  Criminal  Justice  shall:  (1)  seek  to eliminate  harsh  and  unfair  sentencing  practices  that  are  responsible  for mass  incarceration  and  racial  disparities  in  the  prison  system, (2)  support and  seek  to  increase  trust  and  public  safety  by  advancing  effective  law enforcement  practices,  (3)  fight  for  the  restoration  of  the  voting  rights  of formerly  incarcerated  people  and  the  removal  of  barriers  to  employment, (4)  elevate  the  voices of  crime  victim  survivors  in  order  to  identify  and advance  systemic  breakdowns  existing  in  the  criminal  justice  system  that perpetuate   crime,   (5)   resolve   to   end   the   war   on   drugs   for   its disproportionate  collateral  consequences  harm  communities  of  color,  (6) seek   the   institution   and   availability   of   alternatives   to   incarceration including   education,   employment,   and   mental   health   services,   (7) eliminate  zero  tolerance  policies  implemented  in  our  schools  which  are keeping  kids  out  of  the  classroom  and  putting  them  on  a  path  from  the schoolhouse to the jailhouse, (8) investigate programs implemented in our local  law  enforcement  agencies  which  derail  from  their  main  purpose  of safety and order to conduct the work of federal agencies for which they do not  have  the capacity,  and  (9)  seek  budget  modifications  in  states  where incarceration receives more funding than education.