Abstract
Over the years presidents and Congress have passed legislation concerning law enforcement issues and have assisted state and local law enforcement in many ways. The assistance has grown over time, which clearly demonstrates the federalization of crime—the federal government getting involved in a typically state issue. These policy debates are discussed in the following sections.
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Johnson, “Annual Message to the Congress on the District of Columbia Budget. January 25, 1966,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1967, 68–77), 73.
Johnson, “Special Message to the Congress on Crime and Law Enforcement. March 9, 1966,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1967, 291–99), 294.
Johnson, “Annual Budget Message to the Congress, Fiscal Year 1967. January 24, 1966,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1967, 47–68), 64.
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Johnson, “Special Message to the Congress on the District of Columbia: The Nation’s First City. March 13, 1968,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1969, 383–94), 384–85.
Johnson, “Remarks in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. September 14, 1967,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1968, 831–36), 832.
Richard M. Nixon, “Statement about Assaults on Police Officers and Directive to the Attorney General. November 1, 1970,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1971, 384–85).
Nixon, “Annual Budget Message to the Congress, Fiscal Year 1972. January 29, 1971,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1973, 80–95), 91.
Nixon, “Campaign Statement about Crime and Drug Abuse. October 28, 1972,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1973, 1058–59), 1058.
Nixon, “Remarks about a Special Message to the Congress on Special Revenue Sharing for Law Enforcement. March 2, 1971,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1972), 374.
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Reagan, “Statement on Signing the Bill to Regulate Armor-Piercing Ammunition. August 28, 1986,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1987), 1131–32.
William J. Clinton, “Remarks at the Children’s Town Meeting. February 20, 1993,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1992, 146–65), 151.
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Clinton, “Remarks Announcing the COPS Distressed Neighborhoods Pilot Project. May 29, 1998,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1999, 851–52), 852.
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Clinton, “Remarks on Signing the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act and the Care for Police Survivors Act. June 16, 1998,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1999), 968–70.
George W. Bush, “Statement on Congressional Action on Counterterrorism Legislation. October 24, 2001,” in PPPUS (Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 2002), 1299.
Elizabeth A. Palmer and Keith Perine, “Provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Bill,” Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, February 2, 2002, 329.
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Marion, N.E. (2011). Law Enforcement. In: Federal Government and Criminal Justice. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230337619_2
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