Arlen Specter on Crime
      Excerpt from Announcement Speech:  March 30, 1995

      My commitment to America is to improve personal security for our
      Citizens at home -- and abroad. From my hands on experience
      during 12 years in the Philadelphia District Attorneyūs Office
      -- I am confident that violent crime can be cut as much as 50%.
      No more plea bargains with violent criminals. No more career
      criminals set free -- because there arenūt enough jail cells to
      hold them.  No more court-ordered prison caps that make
      criminals' comfort more important than citizens' safety.
      Letūs begin with an early intervention for juvenile offenders --
      with job training and education -- to see if they can be led away
      from a life of crime. But if they can't, -- if they become
      career criminals, -- letūs lock them up till they are too old to
      be dangerous.
   
      And finally, -- I will put the teeth back into the death penalty.
      I believe in deterrence. The best weapon we have in the battle
      against crime -- is the certainty of tough sentences -- for
      tough criminals -- swiftly carried out. Give every defendant a
      fair trial and fair appeal -- but once guilt has been decided and
      a sentence fairly imposed, -- don't let years of court delay in
      carrying out the death penalty -- make a mockery of justice.