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initiative and cooperation can achieve. Mrs. Coleman said.
Alarmed Over
Crime Rise
This same type of local initiative can be used to combat the crime wave that’s sweeping across the U.S.' and reaching its hand into Virginia, according to the Republican candidate’s wife.
She pointed to the success of the “nieghborhood watch" on crime as an example of an effective program that doesn’t require tax dollars.
In addition, she said, "court watches" undertaken by private citizens, particularly retired persons, can work to combat crime. She noted that recently persons convicted of operating a drug smuggling ring in Southwest Virginia and sentenced to eight to 24 years in prison were released by order of a local judge after serving only a few months.
As attorney general, her husband didn't learn of the matter until six months after the drug smugglers were released and has since filed suit to challenge the judge’s actions. Mrs. Coleman said.
"We need to know about this type of thing." she added, emphasizing the role that court watch volunteers can play in following specific cases from beginning to end and alerting the proper authorities of miscarriages in justice.
Mrs. Coleman said her husband is very concerned with the growing incidence of crime in Virginia and supports “strict and uniform sentencing” without early release as a means of deterrence.
Emphasis On Education
Marshall Coleman is worried also about the growing disillusionment with the state's public education system, according to the Republican candidate’s wife.
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