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Applying the principle of "response cost," some psychologists also say that a punishment must be in the same terms as the crime. Instead of fining a speeder, for example, they would immediately impound his car or license and make him walk home. Conversely, a cash theft might be dealt with not by jail but by a stiff fine equivalent to reparation. Another possibility for changing criminal behavior is "aversion therapy," which is used, for example, to cure bed wetting in children. Instead of chiding or coddling the child, the therapist has him sleep on a low-voltage electric blanket linked...
Imaginary Repairs. It has not always gone smoothly. There have been conflicts and breakdowns in communications. A carefully laid plan to uncover the top operators in a police theft ring, for example, was sabotaged when one of the agencies arrested a minor figure prematurely. Overall, however, the results of the Strike Force's work have been encouraging. Newark, scarred by riots three years ago, has been a center of the investigations, and Bartels hopes that indictments there will restore some of the confidence lost over years of political corruption. "You can't begin to understand the riot until...
Harvard police foiled an attempted theft Tuesday when they arrested two youths in B-entry of Adams House...
...Plan for No Fault. The cost of theft, burglary and fire insurance has climbed beyond the reach of many inner-city merchants. To thwart robberies, some small-shop owners in Manhattan now keep their doors locked during the business hours and have hired private patrolmen. Battered universities are also being hit by crushing increases in premiums. The University of California's bill to insure its buildings against fire, bombs and other riotous mishaps has leaped in just two years from...
...have the political guts to take licenses away from irresponsible drivers. Our files bulge with people insured under assigned-risk plans despite five-to-eight drunken-driving citations." In other areas of insurance, home owners will probably have to accept $250-deductible clauses if fire and theft rates are to be kept anywhere within reason. There will be no real relief, though, so long as the nation continues to set records for crashing, stealing and burning. Until the U.S. becomes a calmer, safer place, the policyholder will have to pay more and more for less and less protection...