HIST 12A Chapter Notes - Chapter 4-6: New Federalism, Watts Riots
Document Summary
Groundwork for penal system was established during the johnson administration which allowed later administrations to expand carceral state. War on poverty came with the war on crime specifically with the leaa. Safe streets act of 1968 invested million seed money towards the modernization of law enforcement. To help promote safe streets act of 1968, the leaa was established to help administer funds. Most went to police ( out of went = billion today) Sets the groundwork for federal govt to expand the carceral state. Significance: increased surveillance and control of low income urban communities, ideological shifts (criminality and joblessness became cultural deficiencies. Surveillance for potential delinquency and security precautions, punitive policies increase flow and time into prison system. The expansion of the carceral state (pg 11) Significance: hinton will demonstrate the importance of the federal govt in shaping these state and localized institutions.
