Unfortunately, despite what the science and evidence strongly say, my 35 years of experience as a legislator at the state and Federal level has been one that, when it comes to crime policy, we almost never pay any attention to science and evidence.
Scott emphasizes the neglect of scientific evidence in crime policy decisions.
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