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Nothing is more devastating to a community than out-of-control crime.

~Alan Autry

Topics: Community Crime Devastating More Nothing Than

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In fact, even the perception of a resurgence in crime can be enough to paralyze business momentum and destroy the sense of security that a vibrant and progressive city requires.

~Alan Autry

Topics: Business City Crime Destroy Enough Even Fact In Fact Momentum Paralyze Perception Progressive Requires Resurgence Security Sense Vibrant

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There's no evidence that I'm aware of that guns reduce crime.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Aware Crime Evidence Guns Reduce

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We get the worrywart, the hypochondriac, the money-grubbing miser, the intractable negotiator... Some would say certain of these refer to the stereotypical, or 'stage' Jew. But objectively speaking, the only crime in humor is an unfunny joke.

~Alan King

Topics: Certain Crime Get Humor Hypochondriac Jew Joke Miser Objectively Only Refer Say Some Speaking Stage Stereotypical Would

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Violent crime rates fell steadily from 1993 to 2002, and this nearly coincides with the establishment of the community policing program known as the COPS program under the Clinton administration.

~Alan Mollohan

Topics: Administration Clinton Clinton Administration Community Cops Crime Establishment Fell Known Nearly Policing Program Rates Steadily Violent

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Some players are criticised for having no loyalty. Well, I wanted to go back home and play for the club I supported. I don't think that's a crime.

~Alan Shearer

Topics: Back Club Crime Go Having Home Loyalty Play Players Some Supported Think Wanted Well

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My job is to put words together and tell a story. If that doesn't work for you, it's not a war crime.

~Alan Zweibel

Topics: Crime Job Put Story Tell Together War Words Work You

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I couldn't ever write a straight crime novel: there'd be an intrusion of weirdness at some point.

~Alastair Reynolds

Topics: Crime Ever Novel Point Some Straight Weirdness Write

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The first time I read a crime novel - I think it may have been an Elmore Leonard book - it took some time for me to realise how the genre worked. There were about 20 characters on the first page, and I wasn't used to this. I started to enjoy it when I saw that was how crime books worked.

~Alastair Reynolds

Topics: About Been Book Books Characters Crime Enjoy First First Time Genre How May Me Novel Page Read Realise Saw Some Started Think Time Took Used Were Worked I Think

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In crime, I like Ian Rankin and James Lee Burke. As for historical books, I enjoy Bernard Cornwell, Patrick O'Brien, and C. S. Forester - anything with battleships!

~Alastair Reynolds

Topics: Anything Bernard Books Crime Enjoy Historical James Lee Like

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