ADVISORY: TAXPAYERS PAY MORE FOR NOT SENDING CRIMINALS TO JAIL
WHO: Congressman Bill McCollum, House Judiciary Committee Chairman
DC Metropolitan Police Chief Larry D. Soulsby (schedule providing)
Dr. Morgan Reynolds – NCPA Criminal Justice Center Director
James J. Fotis, Law Enforcement Alliance of America
Eugene Methvin, Readers Digest
WHAT: Reynolds Report Press Conference
WHEN: 10 a.m. EST Wednesday, September 10, 1997
WHERE: Room #2141
Rayburn House Office Building
Independence Ave. & South Capitol St., S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20515
Washington, D.C. – The national crime rate is at a 15-year low. A new study from the National Center for Policy Analysis concludes that the probability of punishment bears a direct relationship to reduction of crime. The more likely a perspective criminal believes he is to suffer consequences for committing a crime, the less likely he is to break the law. Dr. Morgan Reynolds' report, "Crime and Punishment in America: 1997 Update," includes the latest information on:
Figures on the probability of prison for serious crimes
Numbers on the "crime funnel" for burglars, showing the shockingly small number of criminals who actually do time per 100 burglaries
Why crimes like robbery and burglary are especially sensitive to an increase in expected punishment
The cost of not building prisons
Bill McCollum (R-FL), chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, will be joined by Metropolitan Police Chief Larry D. Soulsby (schedule providing) and NCPA Criminal Justice Center Director Morgan Reynolds, among other crime experts, for the official release of the report at a press conference on Capitol Hill.
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The National Center for Policy Analysis is a public policy research institute founded in 1983 and internationally known for its studies on public policy issues. The NCPA is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with an office in Washington, D.C.