The Case Against Spending
More Federal Money

I. There are large variations in the type of crime and amount of crime - especially juvenile crime - across the country.

II. Because of these wide differences, ideal methods of fighting crime are also likely to vary widely - from community to community.

III. Because of large variations in local crime rates, proposals to fund local crime fighting with federal tax dollars are wasteful and unfair.

IV. A new federal spending program would invariably become distorted in ways that could make the crime rate worse.