Volume 12, Number 5 · March 13, 1969
On "Preventive Detention"
By Alan M. Dershowitz
During the recent presidential campaign, 'crime in the streets' emerged as a crucial political issue. All three major candidates vowed to make the nation's capital—where the crime rate is particularly high and painfully visible—a model of safety for our other urban centers. Now President Nixon faces the task of transforming slogans into programs.
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