Leonard Schwartz on Crime

Eliminate the death penalty

Indicate which principles you support regarding crime.
• Eliminate the use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
• Support programs to provide prison inmates with educational, vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
• Support programs to provide prison inmates with drug and alcohol addiction treatment.

Stop imprisoning people for victimless activity

Indicate which principles you support regarding crime.
• Reduce prison sentences for those who commit non-violent crimes.
• Decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
• Allow doctors to recommend marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes.
• Eliminate federal funding for programs associated with the "war on drugs."
• Schwartz adds, "Stop imprisoning people for victimless activity. Libertarians aren't busybodies, we don't want to manage your life."