When asked about the causes of violence, panel members mentioned the following factors: the "war on drugs," the proliferation of guns, the deterioration of the family, and the failure of the criminal justice system to render justice. Panel members approached consensus in the belief that the small percentage of violent predators should be incarcerated and incapacitated for long periods of imprisonment. There was no clear agreement on what other classes of offenders should be imprisoned. Some argued that mandatory minimum incarceration sentences for drug possession and other nonviolent crimes should be abolished, such that prison space and its high cost be reserved for truly violent offenders. A discussion of the deterioration of the family as a positive socializing institution focuses on whether welfare has a positive or negative influence on families and the negative aspects of single-parent teen pregnancies. Those who argue that reliance on incarceration to deter and prevent crime is ineffective note that the increasing proportion of government funds being spent on incarceration means that less money is available to address the causes of crime, such as education to upgrade employment opportunities and social services for early intervention when juveniles manifest problem behaviors. Others argue that resources should be increased to improve law enforcement and incarcerate offenders for longer periods. Regarding gun control, some panel members maintain that violence increases with a proliferation of gun ownership, while others believe that the increased carrying of licensed concealed guns reduces violence. The panel session concludes with a brief discussion of the O.J. Simpson trial, with some arguing that this trial shows that the criminal justice system works, and others respond that it shows the system is flawed.