I think we have some potential to do some real good here.
I believe that punishment is an effective deterrent and also it incapacitates a very small number of people who are will...
I personally believe worked far better than even I thought, and I was supportive of it.
Can any of the money be used for anything other than law enforcement officers? Can it be used, for example, for forensic...
More police officers will not necessarily help anybody do a better job.
I just know that every department, every sizable department has people that specialize in sexual abuse of children.
strengthening the State and local juvenile system is an important thing for the country.
I am just telling you. I know my police departments, and everybody does, and you take any money you can get.
I think you are right that crime does create poverty. It can result in an abandonment of whole neighborhoods.
I guess I will just say, Mr. Perrelli, that you sort of are the point man for the administration.
Do you feel like you are adequately doing that? Because when we spend $4 billion, we want to be sure it goes to the most...
I am uneasy that if we are not careful, we will not get the crime-fighting bang for our buck that we would like to get.
Wouldn't you agree that a lot of departments have large numbers of police officers that are not being effectively utiliz...
Good police officers in any neighborhood will be welcomed and can actually play a role in improving that neighborhood's ...
If the decision by Judge Sotomayor becomes law, any city--maybe not Vermont, but any city or State in America could virt...
Our former chairman, Senator Hatch. He's given us a definition for a number of years, and that is when a judge allows th...
I hope this will be viewed as the best hearing this Committee has ever had.
I think you've handled this well throughout, and I support you 100 percent.
