For the past seven years we have been cracking down on crime in Missouri, passing tougher laws for drug crimes and sex offenses and requiring prisoners to serve more time.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
Using MO to link crimes can be problematic.
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.
If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening in the first place.
Today more Americans are imprisoned for drug offenses than for property crimes.
Our laws are too lax, our justice system too weak - particularly when it comes to violent, dangerous offenders.
If anything, we have an under-incarceration problem.
Crimes spring from fixed ideas.
All issues of crime are better addressed at the state level.
What to do about these increases in crime? Plenty of laws already exist to punish violent criminals, and research questions the level of correlation between longer sentences and lower crime rates.
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