“States and counties routinely bear the costs associated with incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens once they enter the criminal justice system.” StatesJusticeBearsCostCriminalsAliensCountyJustice SystemCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice System Author:Michael Dean Crapo
“Repealing drug laws would remove the risks involved with producing and distributing drugs, bringing 'street prices' crashing down (it's estimated that a 'spoon' of heroin would cost about a quarter in the free market), thereby eradicating any incentive that criminals might have to compete with legitimate businesses, and greatly reducing if not eliminating altogether any economic reason to 'push' drugs on children.” IfsChildrenReasonMightLawRiskEconomicStreetsInvolvedCostDrugCriminalsRemoveQuartersFree MarketIncentivesReducingHeroinSpoonsEliminatingDrug LawsRepealingCrashing Down Author:L. Neil Smith
“We need to quit subsidizing the costs for illegal immigrants' residency in America immediately. How long will we allow them to siphon millions upon millions from honest taxpaying Americans by supporting their health care, welfare, education and criminal expenses?” NeedsLongCareAmericaMillionsHonestCostCriminalsQuittingHealth CareWelfareImmigrantsIllegalExpensesIllegal ImmigrantsResidency Author:Newt Gingrich
“We cannot deny that our decision today will have an impact on the ability of law enforcement to combat crime. Cell phones have become important tools in facilitating coordination and communication among members of criminal enterprises, and can provide valuable incriminating information about dangerous criminals. Privacy comes at a cost.” ImportantTodayLawAbilityDecisionTechnologyDangerousCrimeInformationCommunicationCostMembersToolsImpactPhonesValuableDenyCriminalsCellsEnterprisePrivacyCombatLaw EnforcementEnforcementCell PhoneCoordination Author:John Roberts
“For every dollar of revenue generated by gambling, taxpayers must pay at least $3 in increased criminal justice costs, social welfare expenses, high regulatory costs, and increased infrastructure expenditures” SocialJusticePayCostDollarsCriminalsWelfareGamblingExpensesRevenueInfrastructureTaxpayersCriminal JusticeExpendituresSocial Welfare Author:John Warren Kindt
“I don't want to exaggerate; having as many African American men as we've had in the criminal-justice system, and the amount of time it takes for the damage done by that to wash through our society and our communities, the disadvantages born out of kids being undiagnosed with mental-health problems early, or not getting the kind of exposure to reading and math when they're 4 or 5 or 6 years old, that carries a cost.” MenWantYearsKindDoneProblemKidsReadingBornCommunityJusticeAmountCostMental HealthMathCriminalsAfrican AmericanDamageOur SocietyCarrieExposureDisadvantagesOur CommunityJustice SystemCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice SystemHealth Problems Author:Barack Obama
“Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems.” CountryEconomyDoorsCostDrugCrisisCriminalsTerroristImmigrationOur CountryIllegalHealthcareJudicialEducation SystemIllegal ImmigrationImmigration LawsLegal Immigration Author:Timothy Murphy