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Get tough on crime - The correct definition from Information Gospel (242 words) |
 | Proponents of "tough on crime" measures often describe those not in favour of such measures as being "soft on crime". |
| Critics of such approach often voice the concern that this approach often results in prison sentences excessive for the crime and neglects to provide the funding and the logistics to support the tough on crime agenda. |
| A variant on the slogan tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime was used by Tony Blair in his first speech as Shadow Home Secretary to the 1992 Labour Party Conference. |
| Defending Justice - Modern Tough on Crime Movement (402 words) |
| The "tough on crime" movement refers to a set of policies that emphasize punishment as a primary, and often sole, response to crime. |
| The authors document how the modern "tough on crime" movement was part of a larger effort to increase votes for the Republican Party, and more significantly, to redirect State policy away from social welfare toward social control. |
| It is important to note that while the modern "tough on crime" movement- and the resulting incarceration boom-can be traced to late 1960s and early 1970s, many activists justifiably argue that the U.S. government has always had a "get tough" policy beginning with Native colonization. |
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