The politics of crime -- Organized interests and populist beliefs -- Symbolism and reality -- Partisanship and compromise -- Ending the insanity -- Processing the contract -- Money and ideology -- Congress and the courts -- A new isolationism
Summary
Former minister and current British government legislator Lord Windlesham examines the American federal crime-control laws that surfaced before and after the 1994 ""Republican Revolution"" in Congress. He focuses on the pressure populist opinion and special interests exert on shaping crime policy
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-265) and index