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Chuck Baldwin on Crime

Constitution Party nominee for President; Reform Party nominee in several states

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No stance on record.

Bob Barr on Crime

Libertarian nominee for President; Former Republican Representative (GA-7)

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Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)
Prevent luxurious conditions in prisons. (Jan 1995)

Joe Biden on Crime

Democratic Sr Senator (DE); nominee for Vice President

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Supreme Court wrong to deny federalization of wife-beating. (Oct 2008)
Bush is impediment to hate crimes legislation. (Dec 2007)
Biden Law of 1994 created several new capital offenses. (Nov 2007)
Supports sentencing guidelines to put away violent criminals. (Jul 2007)
Authored the Clinton crime bill & 100,000 cops on the street. (Jul 2007)
Separate juveniles from adults in jail. (Jul 2007)
Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
Voted YES on $1.15 billion per year to continue the COPS program. (May 1999)
Voted NO on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
Voted NO on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
Voted NO on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
Voted NO on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
Voted NO on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
Voted NO on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
Rated 71% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
Establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network. (May 2007)
Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)
Establish an FBI registry of sexual offendors. (Oct 1996)

Alan Keyes on Crime

American Independent nominee for President; 2004 Republican challenger for IL Senate

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Death penalty sometimes essential to respect for life. (Oct 2007)
Opposes lowering age for trying children as adults. (Oct 2007)
Let neighborhood justices of the peace determine sentencing. (Sep 2007)
Death penalty is about universal justice. (Sep 2007)
Opposes "hate crimes" legislation. (Sep 2007)
Prosecute all illegal adult pornography. (Sep 2007)
Enforcement should target criminals, not social conditions. (Oct 2004)
No conflict between pro life and pro death penalty stances. (Oct 2004)
Sentencing gang members to death sends strong social message. (Oct 2004)
Don't lower age of adult criminal prosecutions. (Sep 2004)
Failing to revere God results in violence and crime. (Oct 2003)
Diallo verdict does not need federal review. (Mar 2000)
Without death penalty for murder, we disregard life. (Jan 2000)
Stricter penalties; truth in sentencing. (Jan 2000)
�Hate crime� laws inappropriately punish attitudes. (Jun 1999)
Supports capital punishment. (Jul 1996)
External violence results from internal lawlessness. (May 1996)
Capital punishment is necessary to show respect for life. (Apr 1995)

Gloria La Riva on Crime

Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee for President

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Eliminate the racist prison-industrial complex. (Jan 2008)

John McCain on Crime

Republican nominee for President; Senior Senator (AZ)

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Judges have limited scope under the Constitution. (Nov 2006)
More death penalty; stricter sentencing. (Jan 2000)
More community policing; enough hate crime laws. (Jan 2000)
Prosecute youths as adults, but separately; explore sources. (Jan 2000)
Urges hearings on how FBI can deter Hate Crimes. (Aug 1999)
1st Amend. not a shield for hate groups. (Aug 1999)
Pro-death penalty; more prisons; increased penalties. (Jul 1998)
Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals. (Apr 1996)
Voted YES on limiting product liability punitive damage awards. (Mar 1996)
Voted NO on restricting class-action lawsuits. (Dec 1995)
Voted YES on repealing federal speed limits. (Jun 1995)
Voted YES on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms. (May 1994)
Voted YES on rejecting racial statistics in death penalty appeals. (May 1994)
Rated 29% by CURE, indicating anti-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
Establish an FBI registry of sexual offendors. (Oct 1996)

Frank McEnulty on Crime

New American Independent Party nominee for President

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Death penalty is a state issue. (Jul 2008)
Provide prison inmates with vocational skills. (Jun 2008)

Cynthia McKinney on Crime

Green Party nominee for President (Former Rep., D, GA-4)

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Replace death penalty with life imprisonment. (Feb 2008)
End the death penalty; it's based on race & class. (Jan 2008)
End racial disparities in sentencing. (Jan 2008)
Police take communities of color as rampaging ground. (Jan 2008)
Rethink prisons; reverse astronomical incarceration rates. (Jan 2008)
Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
Voted YES on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
Voted NO on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
Voted YES on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment. (Apr 1994)
Rated 80% by CURE, indicating pro-rehabilitation crime votes. (Dec 2000)
Moratorium on death penalty; more DNA testing. (Mar 2001)
More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Apr 2001)
Require DNA testing for all federal executions. (Mar 2001)
Stricter sentencing for hate crimes. (Mar 1993)

Brian Moore on Crime

Socialist nominee for President

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Abolish the death penalty. (Apr 2008)
Base justice system on mediation and rehabilitation. (Apr 2008)
Eliminate the federal death penalty. (Nov 2006)
Reduce prison sentences for non-violent crime. (Nov 2006)

Ralph Nader on Crime

2008 Independent for for President; 2004 Reform nominee; 2000 Green nominee

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Opposed 1996 expansion of the federal death penalty. (Feb 2008)
Crime in the suites worse than crime in the streets. (Sep 2002)
Decreasing unemployment reduces crime; not enforcement. (Aug 2000)
Death penalty does not deter. (Aug 2000)
Moratorium on executions. (Aug 2000)
Some executed by death penalty were innocent. (Jul 2000)
Pollution & toxic exposure cause more deaths than homicide. (Jun 2000)
Death penalty does not deter & is discriminatory. (Jun 2000)
Focus on crime prevention instead of harsher sentences. (Jun 2000)
Police must follow the law too. (May 2000)
Product liability suits are a pillar of democracy. (Mar 1996)
Lawyers & victims need unlimited contingency fees. (Mar 1996)
Regulatory agencies are needed to fight corporate crime. (Dec 1995)

Barack Obama on Crime

Democratic nomine for President; Junior Senator (IL)

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Job training for ex-offenders, to avoid return to crime. (Jul 2008)
We need more cops; but we also need more families. (Jun 2008)
Reduce recidivism by providing ex-offender supports. (Feb 2008)
Ban racial profiling & eliminate disparities in sentencing. (Feb 2008)
Have a civil rights division enforce laws fairly and justly. (Jan 2008)
GovWatch: No, more young black men in college than in prison. (Jan 2008)
Lack of enforcement sets tone for more hate crimes. (Dec 2007)
Legislated protecting police detainees during interrogation. (Nov 2007)
Pushed Illinois bill to videotape all capital interrogations. (Oct 2007)
No extra penalty for gang association. (Oct 2007)
Works on ex-offender laws because it could have been him. (Aug 2007)
Need justice that is not just us, but is everybody. (Jun 2007)
Reformed death penalty by listening & compromising. (Feb 2007)
Some heinous crimes justify the ultimate punishment. (Oct 2006)
Videotape all capital punishment interrogations. (Oct 2006)
Passed 150 laws to toughen penalties for violent crime. (Oct 2004)
Restrict police entry rules, to protect our civil liberties. (Oct 2004)
Death penalty should be enforced fairly and with caution. (Oct 2004)
Death penalty should not discriminate by gang membership. (Oct 2004)
Battles legislatively against the death penalty. (Jul 2004)
Supports alternative sentencing and rehabilitation. (Jul 1998)
Voted YES on reinstating $1.15 billion funding for the COPS Program. (Mar 2007)
Increase funding for "COPS ON THE BEAT" program. (Jan 2007)
Reduce recidivism by giving offenders a Second Chance. (Mar 2007)

Sarah Palin on Crime

Republican Governor (AK); ; nominee for Vice President

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Establish "FBI Day" to support fighting global crime. (Jun 2008)
Register sex offenders; & investigate internet sex crimes. (Jun 2008)
Victims' rights are critical to "justice for all". (Mar 2008)
We are tough on crime and beefing up law enforcement. (Jan 2008)
Collect DNA samples from felons. (Jun 2007)
Gang members on probation must wear electronic monitors. (Jun 2007)
Maximum sentence for first-degree murder by police. (Apr 2007)
If legislature passed death penalty law, I would sign it. (Nov 2006)
Strong public safety presence, via police, courts & prisons. (Nov 2006)
Death penalty for adults who murder children. (Oct 2006)
No special hate-crime laws; all heinous crime is hate-based. (Jul 2006)
No expansion of gambling in Alaska. (Jul 2006)

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