As I've said, I do acknowledge the value that police dogs provide us. However, I also come from a legal background, and one of the things that we are taught to do is to step back and look at all of the evidence. That means not just to take knee-jerk reactions. The evidence is pretty clear, and that evidence says that, in general, increasing penalties and sanctions does very little, if anything, to deter individuals from committing crimes. What does deter individuals is actually taking steps to address the causes of crime: reducing poverty, making sure that individuals can live with dignity in their communities and participate in a meaningful way.