The Origins and Development of Federal Crime Control Policy - Herbert Hoover's Initiatives

This is the first comprehensive account of President Herbert Hoover's policies to reform federal criminal justice administration. Beginning with the first words in his inaugural address, Hoover informed the public that a high priority of his administration would be to insist upon reorganization, qualitative improvement, new efficiencies, and formal study of justice system organizations in the federal system. Calder examines Hoover's background and affinity for justice system reform, the campaign trail and crime control issues of 1928 and 1929, intellectual and practitioner resources, the Wickersham Commission, and the reforms of the federal law enforcement, court, and prison systems.

Drawing upon extensive primary source collections, this book provides a thorough examination of the Hoover initiatives and assesses their impact on later federal policy. It will be of considerable interest to political scientists, social historians, and those involved in criminal justice programs.

List of contents

Hoover's Mark on Federal Justice Policy
From Campaign to Crash: The Honeymoon
Intellectual Resources for New Policy Initiatives
Scientific Investigation: The Wickersham Commission
Reforming Federal Cops and Courts
Al Capone and the Campaign Against Organized Crime
Federal Prison Reforms
Marginal Concerns: Lynching, Massie, Pardons, Lindbergh, and Bonus Army
March 4, 1933: Report Card on Crime and Justice Reforms
Bibliography
Index

About the author

JAMES D. CALDER is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at The University of Texas at San Antonio. His teaching and research specialties include intelligence, espionage, national security, organized and white collar crime, American criminal justice history, and private and government security practices. He recently published several topical articles on intelligence and espionage subjects in the Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Policy (1997), as well as an earlier book, The Origins and Development of Federal Crime Control Policy: Herbert Hoover's Initiatives (Praeger, 1993).

Product details

• Authors: James D. Calder, Calder James D.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.1993
• EAN: 9780275942847
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94284-7
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; USA, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Civil Law, LAW / Jurisprudence, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Jurisprudence & general issues, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Central / national / federal government policies, Private or civil law: general, Central government policies, Jurisprudence and general issues, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Private / Civil law: general works, Current Events and Issues: Law and Crime