IOWA CITY, Iowa — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards unveiled an anti-crime initiative Wednesday that would increase the number of police patrols, combat methamphetamine production in rural areas and renew the ban on assault weapons.
“We now know that crime in America is not just an urban problem, or just a rural problem, it’s a huge American problem, and we have got to have — provide support for strong and fair law enforcement in every single community in the country,” Edwards said in a call with reporters.
The Edwards plan also would finance programs protecting women against domestic violence, help ex- offenders through literacy programs, drug treatment and startup jobs, and expand support for mental-health and literacy programs for people in custody.
