Report Finds Sotomayor Tough On Crime

The Alliance for Justice issued a report on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor and found that the judge takes a notably hard-line stance on crime. William Yeomans, the Legal Director of the Alliance for Justice, said that she has consistently ruled against criminals more strongly than her fellow judges have. (0:28)
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Miami Mayor: AK-47 assault rifles cheaper than a Playstation

Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, who is also President of the US Conference of Mayors says that an AK-47 assault rifle is cheaper on the streets of Miami than a Playstation. He also says there are more gang members in America than police officers, and that youth violence accounts for 20 percent of all violence in America (:40).
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Ending gang violence begins with education

Louie Gohmert (R-Tx.) spoke at the Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing saying that the best way to stop gang violence is through education. He says that without an early gang oriented education program, preventing gang violence is very difficult. The only way to effectively cut down gang violence is by encouraging local law enforcement to partner with community centers and schools. (0:45)
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Attorney General Michael Mukasey discusses the progression of organized crime organizations

Attorney General Michael Mukasey discusses the progression of organized crime organizations during his speech today at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. (0:29)
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the key to New York's crime fighting is that the police department reflects the people in the community

During his speech to the World Bank about "Building Better Cities," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg answers a question about how the police force in New York City has been so successful at reducing crime. We have tried to allocate the police department to problem places with problem people, he says, instead of putting them "where people scream the loudest." He says that the police department reflects the community in respect to demographics. That is "key," because it is critically important that people feel "the police officer understands you." It's a two way dialogue, he says, and without that, crime fighting is not effective. (1:30)


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