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"Tough on crime" rhetoric sees a revival at Sessions' DOJ

The pendulum swings between treatment-focused approaches to drug abuse and tough law enforcement. Now, after years of Obama-era "reforms," President Trump’s Attorney General, Jeff Sessions wants local police freed from federal restrictions to fight another "war on drugs."

By Warren Olney • Apr 12, 2017 • 51m Listen

Photo: Attorney General Sessions delivers keynote remarks at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Midyear Conference in Litchfield Park, Arizona, April 12, 2017

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Luke Vander Ploeg
Producer, 'To the Point'
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Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
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Producer, 'Press Play'

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"Tough on crime" rhetoric sees a revival at Sessions' DOJ

The pendulum swings between treatment-focused approaches to drug abuse and tough law enforcement. Now, after years of Obama-era "reforms," President Trump’s Attorney General, Jeff Sessions wants local police freed from federal restrictions to fight another "war on drugs."

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"Tough on crime" rhetoric sees a revival at Sessions' DOJ

The pendulum swings between treatment-focused approaches to drug abuse and tough law enforcement. Now, after years of Obama-era "reforms," President Trump’s Attorney General, Jeff Sessions wants local police freed from federal restrictions to fight another "war on drugs."

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