HIST 114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Baby Boom, White Flight, Vigilante
Document Summary
Crime in the united states, 1960s-1970s: american history 1960s-1970s, major trends and developments, lbj and the great society. Presided over vietnam war: greatest expansion of civil rights, second great migration. Some critics say this is a cause of crime. Led to social dislocation and strain on communities: law enforcement act and safe streets act. In response to idea of increasing crime rates. Lbj called for a panel to investigate the causes of crime: government began to send money to police departments. Safe streets act gave more money to police to equip and train, also more money to study alternatives to imprisonment: controlled by state governments, vietnam war and protests. Social welfare policies: wages stagnate, economy increasingly competitive. Baby boom generation came of age: challenges to established social norms, widespread availability of drugs. Transform american south into republican stronghold: increase in incarceration.
