While it is usually great politics to scream that "our side" will reduce crime by being tougher (both side of the aisle take part in this) Overwhelming evidence

While it is usually great politics to scream that "our side" will reduce crime by being tougher (both side of the aisle take part in this) Overwhelming evidence shows the rise and fall of violent ( and other) crime based on lead in the environment. https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/01/03/how-lead-caused-americas-violent-crime-epidemic/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/01/03/how-lead-c... Unfortunately, unscrupulous types realized how much money could be made from imprisoning people and billing both them and the government - there is now a large lobby that works to push the status quo and even to increase the number of prisoners. ( See immigration policy)