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First of all, it does not deter crime, the death penalty.

I think it's common sense to say that the longer away from a crime it gets prosecuted, the less deterrent effect there is.

The consequences of a crime should not be out of proportion to the crime itself.

If there's one crime for which there has to be a certainty of punishment, it is gun violence.

You know what an effective deterrent to crime is? Jail! And do you know what kind of criminal penalty actually makes people think twice about committing crimes the next time? The kind that actually comes out of some individual's pocket, not fines that come out of the corporate kitty.

There is nothing inevitable about crime and there is nothing inevitable about anti-social behaviour.

To be smart on crime, we should not be in a position of constantly reacting to crime after it happens. We should be looking at preventing crime before it happens.

Squeeze human nature into the straitjacket of criminal justice and crime will appear.

One crime has to be concealed by another.

If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening in the first place.