Betsy Summers on Crime

Emphasize prevention

How to Stop Crime Before It Starts: Offenders must compensate their victims. Responsible citizens need to be permitted to carry concealed weapons. We need to emphasize prevention and focus on violent, rather than victimless crimes. Source: Campaign website, www.voteforbetsy.com, "Issues" Oct 15, 2004

End the death penalty unless next-of-kin request it

Eliminate the use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
Summers says, "Death Penalty should be decision of next of kin."

Source: 2004 Congressional National Political Awareness Test Oct 9, 2004

More rehabilitation; reduced sentences

Support programs to provide prison inmates with drug and alcohol addiction treatment.
Reduce prison sentences for those who commit non-violent crimes.
Summers says, "The purpose of the federal government is to protect individual Liberty."

Source: 2004 Congressional National Political Awareness Test Oct 9, 2004

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