To change criminal justice policy in any meaningful way means to propose changing a very longstanding system. It's not realistic to think you can do it overnight.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I want to be a figure for prison reform. I think that the criminal justice system is rotten.
I hope that a move toward clemency with Judge Afiuni would be a step towards the importance of maintaining a properly functioning justice system.
The purpose of the criminal justice system is both to rehabilitate and to punish. If we can rehabilitate somebody, that's a huge, huge win.
If we're going to change the laws, let's change them in ways which makes it easier to catch criminals, and yet at the same time protect the Second Amendment rights of our law-abiding citizens.
I am happy that the urgency to reform our broken criminal justice system has found allies all across the political spectrum.
Generally speaking, the public appetite for criminal justice policy is just tough talk.
Society is now less convinced of the absolute accuracy of the criminal justice system.
In the long run, a flexible sentencing procedure which works to rehabilitate offenders offers the best hope in the majority of cases in the Federal courts.
Squeeze human nature into the straitjacket of criminal justice and crime will appear.
As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals.
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