Quotes About Tough on crime

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.

Even without mandatory sentences, judges are still capable of levying tough penalties for serious offenses - and just as in states like Texas that have 'tough on crime' reputations, this can be done without jeopardizing public safety.

There is a proud and patriotic tradition on the centre left of supporting our armed forces; being tough on crime as well as its causes; that expects people to pay their fair share of taxes as the price for a civilised society and that spends money wisely.

Labour is the party of law and order in Britain today. Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime.

When we look at our justice system, we have this image of a balancing scale: truth and justice, right and wrong. But for years, our system has been lopsided, where it's not about truth and justice or balance. It's about being tough on crime, and sometimes that means you're putting the wrong person behind bars.

Generally speaking, the public appetite for criminal justice policy is just tough talk.

As home secretary, I gained a reputation for being 'tough'; less concerned with liberty than with public protection.

There's nothing conservative about allowing ourselves to become so inured to a 'tough on crime' frame of mind that we would abandon tested alternatives that can yield better outcomes.

No one would normally accuse me of being soft on crime.

The habeas corpus business, that's to show that he [Bill Clinton] is not tough on crime.

The question is, does the punishment fit the crime? So we're not saying that we shouldn't punish people. We're not talking about a society that tolerates lawlessness. We should be very tough on people who are perpetuating violent crimes, for example. But we should make sure that it's tailored and not arbitrary.