Grading the Biden Presidency: Justice / Legal / Crime
GRADING THE BIDEN PRESIDENCY:
JUSTICE / LEGAL / CRIME
Grading the chief executive’s record on crime is largely superfluous. That’s because most crime-fighting and the mechanics of criminal justice take place at the local level. Personnel, prioritization of enforcement, allocation of resources, courts, jails, and even many prisons are strictly matters for state and local governments. The executive branch impacts crime across the country relatively little, by comparison. In fact, the federal judiciary is far more impactful on local crime than any policies originating within the White House.
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