tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952402975226760824.post7132854226571260150..comments2023-10-30T08:47:19.102-07:00Comments on Chief's Blog: Police ResourcesChief Ramsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18187980289166363637noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952402975226760824.post-669647694422300712013-02-07T10:05:14.216-08:002013-02-07T10:05:14.216-08:00A thank you to the Duluth Police Department for ca...A thank you to the Duluth Police Department for catching the thief who'd steal Henry Bank's cell phone...it is such efforts like this that do more than prevention can with felony level criminals. He would not get the cell phone back but your response to help was both professional and curtious and fast, chief! Thank you for doing a good job for citizens. Herb Bergson would say that choosing you was the best decision he made, I agree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952402975226760824.post-51607549914032843892013-02-05T21:21:46.399-08:002013-02-05T21:21:46.399-08:00Prevention isnt effective with habitual repetitive...Prevention isnt effective with habitual repetitive criminals, many of wich are in Duluth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952402975226760824.post-41145752149429062872013-02-05T21:17:44.998-08:002013-02-05T21:17:44.998-08:00Prevention doesnt work for career habitual crimina...Prevention doesnt work for career habitual criminals and many criminals are such. Only with more police and a better trained force, they are training all the time...can we reduce crime, yet the laws on the books often offer probation to repeat offenders as well and these need to be changedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952402975226760824.post-51846367717813901022013-02-01T14:57:16.364-08:002013-02-01T14:57:16.364-08:00I've never really thought about the question: ...I've never really thought about the question: does increased policing reduce crime by deterring people from committing crimes or by catching, convicting, and incarcerating people who would otherwise commit crimes? No doubt some of both happen, but it sounds like you think the deterrence effect is more important than the "preventative detention" effect. Crispy Kalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690851039414693831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952402975226760824.post-78349989086418591232013-02-01T14:13:32.569-08:002013-02-01T14:13:32.569-08:00I would like to see longer sentences for property ...I would like to see longer sentences for property crimes, but here's the premise; if we had more cops we could prevent more crime and thus less people would go to prison.Chief Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187980289166363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952402975226760824.post-81474406992073377942013-02-01T13:39:53.972-08:002013-02-01T13:39:53.972-08:00Makes sense. . .but aren't you generally advoc...Makes sense. . .but aren't you generally advocating longer prison sentences for property crimes offenders? Would you suggest offsetting those longer sentences (and incarceration costs) by reducing other sentencing guidelines?Crispy Kalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15690851039414693831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5952402975226760824.post-32090378620095367302013-02-01T07:06:13.244-08:002013-02-01T07:06:13.244-08:00Good idea chief! But I bet the DOC won't like ...Good idea chief! But I bet the DOC won't like it! We need to spend more on police and do more community policing initiatives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com