Carrie P. Meek

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

— Carrie P. Meek

You see, you can't put joblessness in a jail cell.

— Carrie P. Meek

You can't put abandonment and alienation under arrest.

— Carrie P. Meek

If we were really tough on crime, we'd try to save our children from the desperation and deprivation that leave them primed…

— Carrie P. Meek

America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that once we make up our minds to…

— Carrie P. Meek

Until we all start to take responsibility, until we do all we can to improve the character of our communities, we'll never…

— Carrie P. Meek

Let's stop pretending we can arrest our way to safety and security. Despite all the fine work that policemen and women do,…

— Carrie P. Meek

We've got to stop focusing solely on the symptoms of crime, and start caring about the causes as well.

— Carrie P. Meek

Just about every year, Congress passes another crime bill - spending billions of dollars to build more prisons, to place more band-aids…

— Carrie P. Meek