The Crime Controversy: Avoiding Realities
Speaking before the nation's police chiefs last fall, President Reagan said, The frightening reality is that for all the speeches by those of us in Government-for all the surveys, studies, and blue ribbon panels--for all the 14-point programs and the declarations of war on crime--crime has cont...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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1982
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| In: | Jahr: 1982 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Speaking before the nation's police chiefs last fall, President Reagan said, The frightening reality is that for all the speeches by those of us in Government-for all the surveys, studies, and blue ribbon panels--for all the 14-point programs and the declarations of war on crime--crime has continued its steady, upward climb and our citizens have grown more and more frustrated, frightened,and angry. 'I must concur with the President's depressing picture. In the thirty-two years that I have been on the bench, the war against crime has been a high national priority. Nevertheless, crime--and the fear of crime--seem worse today than ever before. Recent polls indicate that crime ranks right after world peace and economic issues in the concerns of Americans |
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