Presidents and mass incarceration : choices at the top, repercussions at the bottom /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mancillas, Linda K. (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2018]
Subjects:	Criminal justice, Administration of > Political aspects > United States > History. Imprisonment > Government policy > United States > History. Crime > Government policy > United States > History. United States > Politics and government. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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.