Federal Government and Criminal Justice [electronic resource] /
Marion, N.author.
Providing a description of the responses taken by the federal government to issues revolving around criminal justice, each chapter focuses on a different problem and shows what different presidents have said, what policies were proposed and/or passed by Congress, and any cases heard by the Supreme Court on the issue.
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Cover; Federal Government and Criminal Justice; Contents; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; The Federalization of Crime; Implications of Federalization; PART I: Criminal Justice System; CHAPTER 2: Law Enforcement; President Truman; President Johnson; President Nixon; President Reagan; President Clinton; Congress; President Bush; President Obama; Conclusion; CHAPTER 3: Courts; President Truman; President Eisenhower; Congress; President Kennedy; President Johnson; Congress; President Nixon; Congress; President Ford; Congress; President Carter; Congress; President Reagan; Congress; President Bush
CongressPresident Clinton; Congress; President Bush; Congress; President Obama; Conclusion; CHAPTER 4: Prisons and the Death Penalty; President Eisenhower; President Johnson; Congress; President Nixon; Congress; President Ford; Congress; President Carter; President Reagan; Congress; President Bush; Congress; President Clinton; Congress; President Bush; Congress; President Obama; Conclusion; PART II: Federal Antidrug Policies; CHAPTER 5: Drugs; President Truman; President Eisenhower; President Kennedy; President Johnson; Congress; President Nixon; Congress; President Ford; Congress
President CarterCongress; President Reagan; Congress; President Bush; Congress; President Clinton; Congress; President Bush; Congress; President Obama; Conclusion; CHAPTER 6: Driving Under the Influence; President Truman; President Reagan; President Bush; President Clinton; Conclusion; PART III: Violent Personal Crimes; CHAPTER 7: Domestic Violence; President Carter; President Bush; Congress; President Clinton; Congress; President Bush; President Obama; Conclusion; CHAPTER 8: Hate Crimes; President Johnson; President Clinton; Congress; President Bush; President Obama; Conclusion
CHAPTER 9: VictimsPresident Nixon; President Ford; President Reagan; Congress; President Bush; President Bush; President Clinton; Congress; President Bush; President Obama; Conclusion; PART IV: Minors as Victims and Offenders; CHAPTER 10: Juvenile Offenders; Juvenile Crime; President Truman; Congress; President Eisenhower; President Kennedy; Congress; President Johnson; Congress; President Nixon; Congress; President Ford; Congress; President Reagan; Congress; President Clinton; Congress; President Bush; President Obama; Conclusion; CHAPTER 11: Crimes against Children; President Nixon
President ReaganPresident Bush; President Clinton; Congress; President Bush; Congress; President Obama; Conclusion; PART V: Weapons; CHAPTER 12: Handguns; President Kennedy; President Johnson; Congress; President Nixon; Congress; President Ford; Congress; President Carter; President Reagan; Congress; President Bush; Congress; President Clinton; Congress; President Bush; Congress; President Obama; Conclusion; PART VI: Organized Crime; CHAPTER 13: Underworld Crime; President Truman; Congress; President Eisenhower; Congress; President Kennedy; Congress; President Johnson; Congress
President Nixon
Providing a description of the responses taken by the federal government to issues revolving around criminal justice, each chapter focuses on a different problem and shows what different presidents have said, what policies were proposed and/or passed by Congress, and any cases heard by the Supreme Court on the issue.
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