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Politics, Punishment, and Populism (Hardcover, New)
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Politics, Punishment, and Populism (Hardcover, New)
Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy
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The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 was
arguably the most important legislative achievement of President
Clinton's first term. In this detailed account, Lord Windlesham, a
prominent legal scholar, British legislator, and Oxford College
Principal, brings his experience to bear in analyzing the forces
inside and outside the 103rd Congress, which shaped the final
content of the Act. Controversial issues discussed include racial
justice, "three strikes and you're out" and mandatory sentencing,
the Brady Act and the assault weapons ban, the competing claims of
prison building and prevention programs, drug policies, and
restrictions on repeat sex offenders after release from
prison.
The narrative of Politics, Punishment, and Populism continues with
the "Contract with America" and the crime policies adopted after
the Republicans won control of both the House and Senate in the
elections for the 104th Congress. The external pressures, and the
Congressional tactics deployed to facilitate passage of such
measures as the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act,
Megan's Law, and the Prison Litigation Reform Act, are examined in
the second part of the book. Subsequent challenges in the courts
are also reviewed, including some cases decided by the Supreme
Court at the end of its 1996-97 term.
The focal point throughout is the impact of populist opinion, as
well as that of special-interest groups, upon elected
representatives in the formation of public policy. The role of one
of the most politically potent of all lobbies, the National Rifle
Association, is assessed in the context of the competition it faces
from an increasingly activist gun control movement. The
bookconcludes by asking whether an end is in sight regarding
America's isolated tolerance of lethal weapons.
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