Presidents and mass incarceration: choices at the top, repercussions at the bottom
Introduction: the politics of U.S. mass incarceration -- President Johnson's safe streets: the first federal anti-crime entrepreneur -- President Nixon's crime and drug wars: bleeding-heart liberals and lawlessness -- President Ford goes victims' rights and President Carter goes soft...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado
Praeger
[2018]
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
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Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag) |
| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 9453 |
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| Summary: | Introduction: the politics of U.S. mass incarceration -- President Johnson's safe streets: the first federal anti-crime entrepreneur -- President Nixon's crime and drug wars: bleeding-heart liberals and lawlessness -- President Ford goes victims' rights and President Carter goes soft on crime -- President Reagan declares all-out war on crime and drugs -- President George H. W. Bush follows President Reagan's lead -- President Clinton's three strikes and you're out -- President George W. Bush: Homeland Security and the War on terrorism -- President Obama's new law and order: illegal immigration, private prisons, and executive orders -- President Trump: law and order, politics of fear, alternative facts, and the rule of law -- Conclusion: choices at the top, devasting reprecussions at the bottom |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 151-194 |
| Physical Description: | x, 216 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781440859465 |