If we were really tough on crime, we'd do more to stop it from happening in the first place. — Carrie P. Meek Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
There's nothing conservative about allowing ourselves to become so inured to a 'tough on crime' frame of mind that we would abandon… — Ken Cuccinelli Copy Share Image
Even without mandatory sentences, judges are still capable of levying tough penalties for serious offenses - and just as in states like… — Ken Cuccinelli Copy Share Image
Liberals are people who think that being tough on crime means longer suspended sentences. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
The habeas corpus business, that's to show that he [Bill Clinton] is not tough on crime. — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
You have an electorate [in America] that wants to see people who are not tough on crime. — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
People have started to see that 'smart on crime' rather than 'tough on crime' makes sense. — Greg Boyle Copy Share Image