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President’s crime policies (Johnson (1964 presidential election that…
President’s crime policies
Hoover
Passed the Volstead Act and the advent of probibition within the United States
Created the National Commission on Law Observance and enforcemnt
Franklin Roosevelt's first act was to repeal the Volstead Act in 1933
President Kennedy
defined and expanded the federal role in the crime control
Johnson
1964 presidential election that placed crime on the national agenda, it also caused the federal government deeper into the area of crime
Appointed a national commission to start conduction research, generated solution like Hoover
Nixon
Implemented policies and expenditures from the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
focued on crime control of increasing arrests, speedy rails and harsh punishments
the frist war on drugs was launched
Created the Drug Enforcemt Agency
Ronald Reagan
renewed the war on drugs
Congress took a active role in crime legislation
George H.W. Bush
expanded the criminal justice system at the federal level
George W. Bush
policies of crime control had only minor changes to the existing policies
Clinton
Criticized President Bush for losing the war on crime
Obama
had major crime intiiatives