General Evolution of Criminal Justice Policy

Introduction: General Evolution of over the Last 50 Years

Dwelling upon the changes which occurred over the last 50 years in the policy development of the USA, it should be stated that the role of the federal government has incredibly increased. If at the moment of writing the Constitution of the USA most and rights were given to states and local government with the idea that they can cope with criminal behavior of its citizens, so about 50 years ago the system began to change and the intrusion of the federal government became inevitable. Bidinotto (1996) states that justice has added over 800 agents to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 700 Drug Enforcement Administration agents, and over 1,200 federal prosecutors in just the last seven years (n.p.). Isnt it the main confirmation that the impact of system over the state one increases? Additionally, if in three crimes, now this number has increased up to 3,000. system has considerably changed over the last 50 years that affected the policy development in such components of the system as police, courts and corrections.