Criminal
Aug. 8, 2001
The Incarceration Syndrome
Most politicians have assumed that acting "tough on crime" is the golden key to elected office. As it turns out, they're wrong. A new study shows that most Americans don't want politicians to lock people up and throw away the key, particularly when they have done no more than commit a nonviolent drug offense.
Most politicians have assumed that acting "tough on crime" is the golden key to elected office. As it turns out, they're wrong. A new study shows that most Americans don't want politicians to lock people up and throw away the key, particularly when they have done no more than commit a nonviolent drug offense.
Regardless of this fact, Ca...
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