Rising Crime Rates It is hard to say what precise reason can cause the crime rate in the United States to fall, but I will attempt to rationalize an answer. According to Samuel Walker the author of "Sense and Nonsense About Crime" none of the above choices cause the crime rate to descend. In my opinion none of the choices are soley responsible, but in combination with each other some are very effective. Walker spends …showed first 75 words of 904 total…

…showed last 75 words of 904 total…being watched. That is why i think punishments don't have to be too tough but, more consistant. I agree when Walker says policies like manditory sentencing are too harsh. It' an overkill in most cases. When i say more consistant i don't mean manditory sentances, what I mean is if two people commit the same crime and one of them gets jail and the other walks because he wasn't read his rights properly, that's absurd.