The opening quote is perfect in much of todays Crime-Fighting policy decisions. There are a lot of feel good wishful thinking policy decisions that has led to an increase in crime. Ending bail, ignoring Broken Windows, releasing Prisoners are only some examples.
“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results,” economist Milton Friedman
— Read on www.city-journal.org/article/understand-and-act-on-the-realities-of-criminal-offending