If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening in the first place.
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If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the desperation and deprivation that leave them primed for a life of crime.
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.
Given the devastation that crime can visit on families and communities, I will err on being a little too tough on crime than being too soft on crime.
A large part of crime is economics - if people are working and and have a home and family to support, then I believe you can reduce the crime rate.
Let's stop pretending we can arrest our way to safety and security. Despite all the fine work that policemen and women do, we have got to find other solutions to deter crime.
Stopping crime before it occurs is the most effective crime fighting tool of all.
We've got to stop focusing solely on the symptoms of crime, and start caring about the causes as well.
Some laws of state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal.
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.
It takes a long, hard effort and sustained determination to reduce crime. We will stay the course and we are confident that the numbers will continue to go down.