On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 18:18:03 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

We don't, actually. We fight criminals.

There's no expectation that crime will cease.

Really? I was under the impression that our criminal justice system was
meant to be a deterrent.

In other words, we expect crime to cease, given enough punishment.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I think there is, or are plans to attack "crime" as a concept. Crime
has long been thought by psychologists to be frequently the result of
horrifyingly poor parenting. Such things as families without both
parents around, or emotional and or physical abuse. The existance of
adicting drugs also plays a part. Wipe out the root causes and
eventually crime should fade. Not die out entirely, but gradually
diminish. The problem is that poor parenting begats poor parenting.
It's a vicious circle that's very difficult to break.

Corky Scott

PS, there are many opinions about the root causes of crime. For sure
it's not going to be "cured" in the next 20 years.