Criminal victimization continues because conventional crime policies either ignore or misdiagnose crime causes. Alternative crime policies should address political, economic, and social conditions that induce crime across the spectrum of classes and races in American society. Inadequacies of political, economic, and social systems are noted. The link between crime and repression is examined, and human rights standards are addressed. The need for government officials to take human rights seriously and to protect them as the basis of crime control is emphasized. 82 references