“The most common place crime is often the most mysterious, because it presents no new or specific features from which deductions may… — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
The media insist that crime is the major concern of the American public today. In this connection they generally push the point… — Jeff Cooper Copy Share Image
There is no city in the country with nil incidence of crime. We have to look into the crime rate in proportion… — J. Jayalalithaa Copy Share Image
“When people can get away with crimes just because they are wealthy or have the right connections, the scales are immediately tipped… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
Pushing the boundaries of polite society does not just fall under the purview of crime fiction authors. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“The views of the Courts in regard to imprisonment have however undergone modification in the last ten years. Imprisonment is seen more… — V.G. Hiemstra Copy Share Image
“Some men are made for doing violence. Some are meant for planning it. Then there are a special few whose talent is… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
I was denied parole because I hadn't received treatment for my multiple personality disorder but the doctors in prison didn't believe in… — Carole Hanrahan Copy Share Image
“Prison presented a solution: jobs for whites, and warehousing for blacks. Mass incarceration “widened the income gap between white and black Americans,” — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Far as I know, Legal Aid was invented to help poor people fight wrongs; [the criminals] are abusing the system, and the… — Andrew Barrett Copy Share Image
they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“But people like the doll guy who sells women and the dog guy who buys women, and other guys who, say, rape… — Taylor Stevens Copy Share Image
“Let them run ahead. Then I’ll have good reason for shooting them down. Sharpeville? Attempting to escape. Attempting to escape from the… — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
He [Professor Moriarty] is the Napoleon of crime, Watson. He is the organizer of half that is evil and of nearly all… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
In place of the old beliefs of a civilization based on godliness, judgment and historical loyalty, young people are given the new… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
“These kids are already hard. They don't need to be made harder. The issue is softening them up. They need to learn… — Edward Humes Copy Share Image
I wrote a million words in the first year, and I could never have done that outside of prison. — Jeffrey Archer Copy Share Image
How dare the smooth talkers, the clever official blabbers, open their mouths and boast of progress. . . . Here they hold… — Max Nordau Copy Share Image
Chélan had acted as imprudently for Julien as he had for himself. He had given him the habit of reasoning correctly, and… — Stendhal Copy Share Image
If poverty is the mother of all crimes, lack of intelligence is the father. — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
We had a great time on the bench talking about crime, mother-stabbin', father raping, all kinds of groovy things. — Arlo Guthrie Copy Share Image
Prohibition... goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation and makes a crime… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
It was no mystery why Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold had singled me out as a prime prospect for their heinous crime.… — Armand Deutsch Copy Share Image
“The length of sentences depends upon the criminal’s wealth and type of legal help more than upon the seriousness of his transgression.… — Sydney J. Harris Copy Share Image
“You ever get the feeling all hell’s about to break loose and there’s nothing you can do about it?” — Ali Vali Copy Share Image
Murder is the unique crime, the only one for which we can never make reparation to the victim. — P. D. James Copy Share Image
I once heard of a murderer who propped his two victims up against a chess board in sporting attitudes and was able… — Robert Benchley Copy Share Image
Snitches and rapists in the street. Crime to the fullest. Asking niggas if they got any extra nine bullets. — Nas Copy Share Image
Writing saved me from the sin and inconvenience of violence - as it saves most writers who live in 'interesting' oppressive times… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
I have a suggestion that I think would help fight serious crime. Signs. There are lots of signs for minor infractions: No… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence… — Anonymous Copy Share Image