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Mass Incarceration

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Fear of Crime Drives DA's to Be Tougher on Crime

Voters' perception of crime often influence them to vote for candidates that are tough on crime. Fear of crime drives both policy changes and the war on drugs, he says. "There's always a fear of letting criminals slip through the cracks of the justice system"

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