No death penalty, more community policing

Principles which Farmer supports regarding crime :
• Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
• Expand and promote "community policing" programs.
• Oppose the death penalty.

Mandatory sentencing, but fund rehabilitation & alternatives

Principles which Farmer supports regarding crime :
• Require mandatory life sentences for third-time, violent felons.
• Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
• Increase state funds for programs which rehabilitate and educate inmates during and after their prison sentences.
• Increase state funding for local community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.