Changing Crime Rates: Ineffective Law Enforcement Grants and the Prison Buildup
Recent reports of elevated crime rates have led commentators andpublic officials to speculate about what factors are to blame.Social scientists need time to collect and adequately analyze therecent crime data to develop explanations for the rise. Socialcritics, however, are not right to claim that the BushAdministration's reduction of subsidies to local law enforcementfor their routine responsibilities, through such programs as theOffice of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), is to blame.A better explanation is that the U.S. may not be relying heavilyenough on criminal penalties,...
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