Words: McCain believes there should be more community policing, that there should be stricter sentencing and more prisons. He also feels that judges have limited scope under the Constitution and that we have enough hate crime legislation. “Protecting civil rights (more…)

Words: Obama is opposed to the death penalty, but feels that some “heinous crimes” justify it. He supports alternate sentencing and rehabilitation over building more prisons. “The criminal justice system is not color blind. It does not work for all people equally (more…)

Words: Romney supports mandatory sentencing, “three strikes” policies, and the death penalty. He also supports stiff sentencing for sexual predators including lifetime GPS tracking of offenders.
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Words: Biden believes in addressing violent crime through more law enforcement and endorses the COPS program. He sponsored the Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act to create a national registry of sex offenders. He supports the death penalty. (more…)

Words: Clinton believes that mandatory sentencing has been too widely used, though she supports “three strikes” legislation. She has promoted stricter sentencing for hate crimes and supports the death penalty, but feels that DNA testing should be required for all federal executions. (more…)

Words: In terms of tort reform, Edwards feels more responsibility should lie with lawyers than with victims. He believes more DNA testing would reduce wrongful capital convictions, but supports the death penalty for “heinous crimes”. He endorses stricter penalties for hate crimes (more…)

Words: Giuliani applies strict moral principles in law enforcement. He advocates state-of-the-art crime fighting facilities and believes in prosecuting and penalizing even minor offenses. He also feels that quality of life initiatives can reduce crime. (more…)

Words: Huckabee opposes the “three strikes” policy and opposes “hate crime” legislation. He believes that more prisons should be built and that their management should be privatized. He reluctantly supports the death penalty. (more…)

Words: Kucinich opposes the death penalty and mandatory minimum sentences. He feels the focus should be on prevention, not punishment. He also feels that there should be stricter sentencing for hate crimes and that DNA testing should be required for all federal executions. (more…)

Words: Paul opposes “hate crime” legislation. He has recently changed his position on the death penalty due to the number of mistakes and because “it has been issued unjustly. If you’re rich, you get away with it; if you’re poor and you’re from the inner city (more…)

Words: Richardson advocates mandatory jail time, especially for repeat offenders, and feels there should be “zero tolerance for heinous crimes”. He believes in tough sex offender laws, as well as domestic abuse, stalking, and harassment legislation. (more…)

Words: Thompson believes that crime has been over-federalized. He supports the death penalty and advocates “truth in sentencing” (serving full sentences with no parole) for violent crimes.
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