Homicides and overdose deaths began increasing nationwide as a direct result of the US Department of Justice de-emphasizing gang and anti-smuggling enforcement. They decided those were local police matters. What's most different today in comparison with how they were run prior to Bill Clinton is that their priorities often come from political appointees, who get them from politicians. They also began imposing non-consensual Consent Decrees on police departments who were successful in criminal enforcement,
Homicides and overdose deaths began increasing nationwide as a direct result of the US Department of Justice de-emphasizing gang and anti-smuggling enforcement. They decided those were local police matters. What's most different today in comparison with how they were run prior to Bill Clinton is that their priorities often come from political appointees, who get them from politicians. They also began imposing non-consensual Consent Decrees on police departments who were successful in criminal enforcement,