This created a funding crisis for criminal prosecutions. The machinery of justice was not expanded to meet increased reporting of crime during the 1920s. There is clear evidence that quotas were set for the conviction of children between the ages of eight and 20. Evidence that unprecedented fluctuations in crime statistics in the 1950s represented a police bargaining tool since the figures went up and down by the number of serving officers. Taylor also believes that capital punishment survived for so long because, in the absence of deterrence in the form of adequate prosecution, a strong punishment was needed to make would-be murderers think twice.
Talks are also underway with publishers for a book.