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"Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime" was a British political slogan associated with New Labour.It was used in a September 1993 speech by Shadow Home Secretary and future party leader Tony Blair to the Labour party conference, [1] and was seen as an attempt at triangulation, with Labour using the slogan to attack the "tough on crime" approach traditionally favoured by the Conservative ...
Sociologist and criminologist William R. Kelly states that, "While the longer-term impact of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 was questionable, the political impact was clear—crime control or 'tough on crime' became a bipartisan issue." [39] Total, Violent, and Property Crime Rates per 100,000 Persons, 1970–2001
Despite an overall decline in crime since the mid-1990s, England and Wales' prison population has almost doubled between 1993 and 2012, the review found, while reoffending has stayed stubbornly high.
Property crime actually increased after the mandatory sentencing law was introduced, and decreased after it was repealed. [40] A mandatory minimum sentence in Victoria for driving without a licence was abolished in 2010 after it was found to have no impact on reducing crime or protecting the community, though was found to increase strain on the ...
Legislators plan to fast-track bills to crack down on retail theft in California, pressuring supporters of a proposed tough-on-crime initiative on the November ballot to abandon that effort.
As President Donald Trump's support in the U.S. suburbs erodes amid concerns about his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, he has returned to a familiar campaign theme: trying to scare voters ...
Criminals “have become emboldened because they can get away with things and pretty much get a slap on the wrist,” Watson said. "Violent or nonviolent, a crime is a crime. And that crime needs to be punished.” Drug crimes in the spotlight. Utah state Rep. Matthew Gwynn, a Republican, is among many lawmakers targeting fentanyl traffickers.
The Federal Crime Bill of 1994, often times referred to as the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, was signed by President Clinton on September 13, 1994, as a way of shifting towards adapting more "tough on crime" policies while expanding police presences within residential communities through a variety of community policing interventions.