Moving from "tough on crime" to "smart on crime" would be good for this country.
In the past, Democrats have paid a high price for seeming to be soft on crime.
He campaigned as a populist, promising to be tough on crime and to attack poverty.
"Cutting down on crime and being aggressive in policing is an important goal, " said Matthew Brinkerhof.
But putting more police on the beat will probably not have much impact on crime figures.
"We should allow discretion, not leniency, not some kind of softness on crime, " he says.
The Conservatives put the campaign spotlight on crime and the Liberal Democrats focused on health.
Jack Straw has made himself a hate figure among liberals by out-toughing Michael Howard on crime.
Mr. Thompson said he had turned to other people besides Mr. Bratton for their views on crime.
Then Mr Duncan Smith hit his target with a powerful attack over the government's record on crime.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Calderon's platform revolves around free market policies, a tough stand on crime, and scholarships for education.
Both Labour and the Conservatives are determined to show they are tougher on crime than their opponents.
The government attributes its election victory in April to Mr Berlusconi's pledge to get tough on crime.
The 1994 legislation banned magazines holding more than 10 bullets yet had no effect on crime rates.
Mr Levitt's research on crime has earned him occasional spells of petty notoriety in the wider world.
But Ms Cooper accused the government of "getting it wrong" on crime and insisted "police numbers do matter".
It will be as much of a war as the war on drugs and the war on crime.
He provided stats on crime, educational attainment, presence of four-year colleges and an index on cultural and recreational opportunities.
Neither of these two states can be described as being soft on crime.
The calculation was based on crime figures from March 2008 to September 2008, compared to the same period in 2007.
But with a general election probably only a year away, the temptation to trade soundbites on crime is becoming irresistible.
But the threat posed by mobile phone technology is graver even than the potential frustration of the government's pledges on crime.
He wants to free up labor markets, calls France's 35-hour work week absurd and plans tougher measures on crime and immigration.
The Lib Dems are passionate about their pro-Europeanism, their liberal take on crime and their dovishness on military and foreign matters.
The Republicans have long been better at presenting themselves as the Daddy party, self-reliant, tough on crime and tough on terrorists.
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On the other, he stops short of calling for the abolition of the tactic and praises the mayor's record on crime reduction.
Hospital autopsies are much different than autopsies you see on crime shows.
This week we've heard all about Jack Straw's personal assault on crime.
But other campaigns seem to have had a significant effect on crime.
He has been a long-time party activist and is a darling of the Republican Party because of his tough stance on crime.
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