Half See 'Societal Problem' But the poll also showed that some anti-crime proposals did not have broad public support.

Last month, Governor Cuomo called on the Legislature to convene on a special day, just before the beginning of the regular session, to consider a package of anti-crime proposals.

President Bill Clinton is not the first Democrat to embrace a new anti-crime proposal with a punchy nickname and a national appeal among conservatives.

The commercial, one of three new radio and television commercials released this week, neatly prefaced a major speech by Mr. Giuliani yesterday that brought together his anti-crime proposals.

But he has been constantly speaking about his anti-crime proposals in recent weeks, presumably to counteract the perception of softness that accompanies his opposition to the death penalty.

The tide of anti-crime proposals floating around Albany rose yet higher today as Democrats and Republicans unveiled separate measures they hope will keep them at the forefront of this year's get-tough politics.

Although Mr. Williams's anti-crime proposals have been criticized for being far more expensive than he acknowledges, he rode from political obscurity to a landslide victory in the Republican primary.

My friends," he said, "I'm proud to announce that I have a very tough anti-crime proposal for our party.

At the same event, Mr. Quayle called the scandal "disgusting" and mockingly put forward an anti-crime proposal: "Three interns - and you're out!"

The announcement came with a series of anti-crime proposals that the court officals said were intended to complement Mayor David N. Dinkins's recent anti-crime plan.