Presidents and mass incarceration : choices at the top, repercussions at the bottom / Linda K. Mancillas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mancillas, Linda K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--Political aspects--United States--History.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Imprisonment--Government policy--United States--History.

Imprisonment.

Crime--Government policy--United States--History.

Crime.

Crime--Government policy.

History.

Imprisonment--Government policy.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Political aspects.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Politics and government.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 216 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, [2018]

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Mancillas, Linda K. Presidents and mass incarceration.

ISBN:

9781440859465

1440859469

OCLC:

1005801484