Two Presidents' names should be on the list too: Ronald
Reagan and Bill Clinton.
Reagan initiated the "get tough"
approach in the so-called War on Drugs, and his attitude and policies led to a long list
of new laws, new jails, and new sentencing guidelines that changed the look of the
justice system forever.
Bill Clinton was instrumental in
getting a crime bill passed in the early 1990's that put more than 100,000 new police
officers on the streets - giving large amounts of federal funding for local police
changed the way law enforcement worked. There was also a significant drop in crime in
the 1990s, although this could be due to other factors too.
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