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'''"Law and order"''' commonly denotes a category of political [[rhetoric]] that emphasize on public safety and strong [[law enforcement]] to reduce [[crime]]. Politicians who espouse to "law and order" typically support toughening of penalties and lengthening of imprisonment on violent and drug crimes, and oppose [[rehabilitation]] of criminals as an alternative of [[incarceration]]. Most also support the use of [[capital punishment]]. In elections, they generally appeal to voters who are either [[conservatism|conservative]] or [[populism|populist]], and in areas with high crime rates their rhetoric has often been effective. One example of advocates of law and order politics in the United States is [[Bill O'Reilly]]. | '''"Law and order"''' commonly denotes a category of political [[rhetoric]] that emphasize on public safety and strong [[law enforcement]] to reduce [[crime]]. Politicians who espouse to "law and order" typically support toughening of penalties and lengthening of imprisonment on violent and drug crimes, and oppose [[rehabilitation]] of criminals as an alternative of [[incarceration]]. Most also support the use of [[capital punishment]]. In elections, they generally appeal to voters who are either [[conservatism|conservative]] or [[populism|populist]], and in areas with high crime rates their rhetoric has often been effective. One example of advocates of law and order politics in the United States is [[Bill O'Reilly]]. |
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Critics of law and order politics often point out that the tough on crime mentality often fuels police brutality and over-harsh criminal codes. Long prison terms cause prison overpopulation. There are also concerns on the right of the accused (due process) being damaged in a society where law and order politics prevails. References |