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Part One: Thinking clearly about crime. The paradox of crime in the 1980s. Models of criminal justice. The going rate. The career criminal. Part Two: Get tough: the conservative attack on crime. Lock 'em up. Deterrence. Unleash the cops. Close the loopholes. Protect the victims. Part Three: Guns and gun crimes: the middle ground. Controlling handguns. Part Four: Reform the liberal prescription. Rehabilitation. Reform the law: decriminalization. Reform the system: eliminate injustice. Reform society: provide opportunity. Part Five: Conclusion.
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