Presidents and mass incarceration : choices at the top, repercussions at the bottom / Linda K. Mancillas.

Introduction: the politics of U.S. mass incarceration
President Johnson's safe streets: the first federal anti-crime entrepreneur
President Nixon's crime and drug wars: bleeding-heart liberals and lawlessness
President Ford goes victims' rights and President Carter goes soft on crime
President Reagan declares all-out war on crime and drugs
President George H.W. Bush follows President Reagan's lead
President Clinton's three strikes and you're out
President George W. Bush: Homeland Security and the War on terrorism
President Obama's new law and order: illegal immigration, private prisons, and executive orders
President Trump: law and order, politics of fear, alternative facts, and the rule of law
Conclusion: choices at the top, devastating repercussions at the bottom.