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David Vitter on Crime
Former Republican Rep (LA-1); Senate challenger
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Impose truth in sentencing
Vitter supports the following principles regarding crime:- Impose "truth in sentencing" for violent criminals so they serve full sentences with no chance of parole.
- Impose harsher penalties for youths convicted of violent offenses.
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Support the use of "boot camps" as alternative sentencing for juvenile offenders.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 5, 2002
Broaden use of death penalty
Vitter supports the following principles regarding crime:- Broaden the use of the death penalty for federal crimes.
- Support programs to provide prison inmates with drug and alcohol addiction treatment.
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Provide block grants to states for implementation of programs to combat juvenile crime.
Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test
Nov 5, 2002
Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.
Vote on an amendment that would reduce the funding for violent offender imprisonment by and truth-in-sentencing programs by $61 million. The measure would increase funding for Boys and Girls Clubs and drug courts by the same amount.
Reference: Amendment sponsored by Scott, D-VA;
Bill HR 4690
; vote number 2000-317
on Jun 22, 2000
Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime.
Vote to pass a bill to appropriate $1.5 billion to all of the states that want to improve their juvenile justice operations. Among other provisions this bill includes funding for development, implementation, and administration of graduated sanctions for juvenile offenders, funds for building, expanding, or renovating juvenile corrections facilities, hiring juvenile judges, probation officers, and additional prosecutors for juvenile cases.
Reference: Bill introduced by McCollum, R-FL;
Bill HR 1501
; vote number 1999-233
on Jun 17, 1999
Rated 20% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes.
Vitter scores 20% by CURE on rehabilitation issues
CURE (Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants) is a membership organization of families of prisoners, prisoners, former prisoners and other concerned citizens. CURE's two goals are
- to use prisons only for those who have to be in them; and
- for those who have to be in them, to provide them all the rehabilitative opportunities they need to turn their lives around.
The ratings indicate the legislator’s percentage score on CURE’s preferred votes.
Source: CURE website 00n-CURE on Dec 31, 2000