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> [I don't think we can reduce the prison population now, so many of these people are damaged goods once they've spent much time in prison. It would have to be over a generation. But certainly, yeah, white collar crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/i-don-t-think-we-can-reduce-the-prison-population-now-so-many-of/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

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## More by Peter Moskos

> [There's no straight line between closing the mental institutions and filling the prisons but there is some sort of relationship. And it's hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/there-s-no-straight-line-between-closing-the-mental-institutions-and/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [Although I consider myself pretty liberal, I'm not against punishment. There's nothing wrong with punishing someone who has done something wrong. Or with public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/although-i-consider-myself-pretty-liberal-i-m-not-against-punishment/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [I am very cynical. That is absolutely what police is doing. But you don't even have to be cynical. I mean, politicians don't even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/i-am-very-cynical-that-is-absolutely-what-police-is-doing-but-you-don/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [I don't think we can reduce the prison population now, so many of these people are damaged goods once they've spent much time in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/i-don-t-think-we-can-reduce-the-prison-population-now-so-many-of/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [I'm not fond of ideologies. I don't like it when people have answers before they know the question.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/i-m-not-fond-of-ideologies-i-don-t-like-it-when-people-have-answers/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [I'm not a fan of the death penalty. At some level I think killing is wrong, but I don't have sympathy for most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/i-m-not-a-fan-of-the-death-penalty-at-some-level-i-think-killing-is/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [I say a few good things about Canada in the book, you know. Americans are weird, though. We refuse to look at other countries.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/i-say-a-few-good-things-about-canada-in-the-book-you-know-americans/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [These 2.3 million prisoners, somehow we've convinced ourselves that's normal and rational, more prisoners than soldiers, more prisoners than China, more than one per…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/these-2-3-million-prisoners-somehow-we-ve-convinced-ourselves-that-s/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [I find it weird that people who claim to speak for the prisoners basically want to keep them in cages all the time -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/i-find-it-weird-that-people-who-claim-to-speak-for-the-prisoners/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [I know this in a way from my police background: the second you mention, "The system's racist," one-third of the country simply puts down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/i-know-this-in-a-way-from-my-police-background-the-second-you-mention/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [If you're willing to give convicts time served and let them walk, why do you want to give them a criminal record? I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/if-you-re-willing-to-give-convicts-time-served-and-let-them-walk-why/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [When I talk to people the usual progression is, "Flogging's cruel and barbaric," moving very quickly to, "Only 10 lashes for five years?" Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/when-i-talk-to-people-the-usual-progression-is-flogging-s-cruel-and/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [The thing I wrote we ought to look to Canada for is the shorter sentences. I mean, the mess we're in here, is because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/the-thing-i-wrote-we-ought-to-look-to-canada-for-is-the-shorter/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [I think there is a lot of crime caused by desperation, and it doesn't mean that people commit crime because they're poor, but certainly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/i-think-there-is-a-lot-of-crime-caused-by-desperation-and-it-doesn-t/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

> [I would prefer to get lashed rather than go to prison.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-moskos/i-would-prefer-to-get-lashed-rather-than-go-to-prison/)

[Peter Moskos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-moskos/)

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