A History of Federal Crime Control Initiatives, 1960-1993This history of American crime policy at the federal level compiles and examines for the first time the record of recent presidential administrations in the area of crime control--their agendas and the legislation actually enacted by the Congress. Nancy Marion analyzes the relationship between politics and criminal justice and concludes, after reviewing the administrations of Kennedy through Clinton, that the federal response to crime has been largely symbolic, and that federal policies tend to have provided political benefit to elected officials while not actually reducing crime by any significant amount. This study and its findings will be of interest to scholars in political science, government, criminology, and criminal justice. |
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Contents
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Federal Involvement in Criminal Justice Prior to the Johnson Administration | 23 |
The Johnson Administration A Continuation and Expansion of Activities from the Kennedy Years | 37 |
The Nixon Administration A Shift in Federal Crime Control Policy | 69 |
The Ford Administration A Continuation of Nixon with Some Variations | 103 |
The Carter Administration A Temporary Lull in Federal Criminal Justice Policy | 117 |
The Reagan Administration A Return to Law and Order | 143 |
The Bush Administration A Continuation of Reagans Administration | 187 |
Conclusion President Clinton and the Future of Federal Crime Control Policy | 221 |
Appendices | 261 |
Bibliography | 263 |
Index | 273 |
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Page 53 - State and local planning. (2) Education and training of criminal justice personnel. (3) Surveys and advisory services concerning organization and operation of criminal justice agencies. (4) Development of coordinated national information systems. (5) Development of a limited number of demonstration programs in agencies of justice. (6) Scientific and technological research and development. (7) Institutes for research and training personnel.
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of Federal Crime Control Initiatives, 1960-1993 Praeger Series in Criminology and Crime Control Policy, ISSN 1060-3212 |
| Author | Nancy E. Marion |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994 |
| ISBN | 0275946495, 9780275946494 |
| Length | 278 pages |
| Subjects | › › Political Science / American Government / National Political Science / General |
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