Prison populations may be coming down, but at what cost? The Government isn't keeping communities safe. It just wants to give all those criminals a big hug and they'll make them be good boys and girls—it simply doesn't work like that in the real world. New Zealanders are the victims of a Government's poor law and order policy. Crime fell dramatically under the previous National-led Government and, sadly, it's back as a major issue in our communities. National will hold the Government to account on law and order. 