State of Tennessee secondary Archives: on Crime

Steve Cohen: Supports death penalty; prosecute violent minors as adults

Indicate which principles you support regarding crime.
• Support the death penalty in Tennessee.
• Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
• Minors accused of a violent crime should be prosecuted as adults.

Steve Cohen: End parole for violent offenders, but not victimless crimes

Indicate which principles you support regarding crime.
• End parole for repeat violent offenders.
• Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
• Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.
• Cohen adds, "No mandatory minimum; Re-categorize offenses so violent spend more time and victimless less."