The History of Presidents and Crime Policy (Differentiate (Unlike Hoover,…
The History of Presidents and Crime Policy
Johnson 1963- 1969
G.H.W. Bush 1989-1993
G.W. Bush 2001- 2009
Obama 2009- 2017
, like Hoover agreed that crime was an issue and should be a focus of his presidency.
time as president was cut short, but like President Hoover and Eisenhower, he did believe that crime was a federal issue. "We shall need further anti-crime, mass transit, and transportation legislation--and new tools to fight air pollution. And with all this effort under way, both equity and commonsense require that our nation's urban areas--containing three-fourths of our population--sit as equals at the Cabinet table. I urge a new Department of Urban Affairs and Housing."
like Kennedy placed organized crime higher on the administration's agenda.
, like Johnson began launching initiatives to fight illegal drugs in order to combat crime induced by drugs.
, like Nixon wanted to fight the war on drugs and re-opened that fight during his presidency, believing that drugs were a huge reason for crime."Escalated the War on Drugs campaign and specified a mandatory minimum penalty for drug offenses"
George W. Bush
also was pro death penalty, like clinton. "Death penalty, when properly administered, saves lives."
did not approve of the Volstead Act. Roosevelt repealed Volstead Act in 1933.
unlike other president began changing things by wanting to discover reasons for crime, instead of just punishing crime.
However, Hoover did not focus much on crime, but continued his expansion of the federal administration to his liking."In addition to revamping the Supreme Court, FDR believed that he needed to reform and strengthen the Presidency, and specifically the administrative units and bureaucracy charged with implementing the chief executive's policies."
declared war on drugs, and wanted to fight against drugs because of the amount of crime it involved.
wanted to focus more on the victims than on the crime or criminal.
George H. W. Bush
unlike other presidents wanted to focus on the punishment of criminals instead of the rehabilitation of them.
brought the subject of prevention, doing things to prevent crime from happening, People taking charge and safeguarding themselves against crime.
George W. Bush was for tough juvenile laws.
, although has continued past policies on crime has also placed an emphasis on community treatment and prevention programs, including health providers in helping to address the problem with drugs.
was the first to address the crime issue as a Federal one. Supported Volstead Act.
wanted to focus on poverty and how it contributed to crime, not just crime itself.
, unlike other presidents just continued on with the already planned policies from his predecessor.
wanted to focus on rehabilitation of the criminal unlike Ford who wanted to focus on the victim.
unlike other presidents heavily campaigned for the death penalty for criminals.
George W. Bush
took crime to the next level and "Signed the USA PATRIOT Act enhancing law enforcement investigatory tools related to terrorism, and established the Department of Homeland Security"