Right on Crime
Right on Crime is a U.S. criminal justice reform initiative. The initiative aims to grow support for criminal justice reforms within the American conservative movement by sharing research and policy ideas, mobilizing conservative leaders, and working to raise public awareness.[1] Right On Crime reforms are focused on “reducing crime, lowering costs and restoring victims.” The initiative primarily focuses on eight priority issues: overcriminalization, juvenile justice, substance abuse, adult probation, parole and re-entry, law enforcement, prisons and victims. Right on Crime is a project of the Center for Effective Justice at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a state-based conservative think tanks.[1]
Background
The Right on Crime initiative launched its national public affairs campaign on December 15, 2010, in Washington, D.C.[2] According to a January 2011 article in the Washington Post by former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and former California Speaker of the House Pat Nolan, “The Right on Crime Campaign represents a seismic shift in the legislative landscape. And it opens the way for a common-sense left-right agreement on an issue that has kept the parties apart for decades.” [3] The New York Times’ Charlie Savage noted the conservative movement’s growing support for Right on Crime in the New York Times in October 2011, writing “The [corrections overhaul] movement has attracted the support of several prominent conservatives, including Edwin R. Meese III, the attorney general during the Reagan administration. He is part of a campaign, called ‘Right on Crime,’ which was begun last December to lend weight to what it calls the ‘conservative case for reform.’”[4] Beginning in 2011, Right on Crime expanded its campaign into individual states, including Texas,[5] Georgia,[6] Oklahoma[7] and Florida. The Los Angeles Times explained the initiative is “setting the pace in states such as Texas,” in a November 2011 editorial.[8] Right On Crime’s Statement of Principles has been signed by over fifty prominent members of the American conservative movement.
Signatories
- Jeb Bush,[9][10] Former Governor of Florida
- Newt Gingrich,[11] American Solutions for Winning the Future
- Grover Norquist,[12] Americans for Tax Reform
- Edwin Meese III,[12] Former U.S. Attorney General
- William J. Bennett, Former Secretary of Education and Federal “Drug Czar”
- Asa Hutchinson,[12] Former U.S. Attorney and Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- J.C. Watts, Former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District
- Henry Juszkiewicz,[13] CEO of Gibson Guitar
- Pat Nolan,[11] Justice Fellowship
- David Keene, American Conservative Union
- Richard Viguerie, ConservativeHQ.com
- Chuck Colson[14] Prison Fellowship Ministries
- Brooke Rollins,[15] Texas Public Policy Foundation
- Ralph Reed, Founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition
- Paul Gessing, Rio Grande Foundation (NM)
- Tony Perkins, Family Research Council
- George Liebmann, Calvert Institute for Policy Research, Inc. (MD)
- Rabbi Daniel Lapin, American Alliance of Jews and Christians
- Kelly McCutchen[16] Georgia Public Policy Foundation
- Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America
- Ward_Connerly, American Civil Rights Institute & former Regent of University of California
- John J. DiIulio, Jr., University of Pennsylvania
- Kevin Kane, Pelican Institute for Public Policy (LA)
- Bob Williams, State Budget Solutions
- J. Robert McClure III, James Madison Institute (FL)
- Kevin Holtsberry, Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions (OH)
- Matt Mayer, Buckeye Institute for Public Policy Solutions (OH)
- Viet Dinh, Georgetown University Law Center & former U.S. Assistant Attorney General
- [[John Y. McCollister[16]|John McCollister]], Platte Institute (NE)
- Michael Carnuccio, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
- Ronald F. Scheberle, American Legislative Exchange Council
- Eli Lehrer, Heartland Institute
- David Barton, WallBuilders
- Matthew J. Brouillette, Commonwealth Foundation (PA)
- George Kelling, Manhattan Institute
- Forest Thigpen, Mississippi Center for Public Policy
- John Hood, John Locke Foundation (NC)
- Craig Ladwig, Indiana Policy Review Foundation
- Deborah Daniels, Former U.S. Attorney and Assistant U.S. Attorney General
- Dominic M. Calabro , Florida Tax Watch
- Richard Doran, Former Florida Attorney General
- Donna Arduin, Arduin, Laffer & Moore
- Larry Thompson, Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General
- Allan Bense, Former Speaker of the Florida House
- Tom Slade, Former Chairman of the Florida Republican Party
- Allison DeFoor, Former Monroe County Sheriff
- Barney Bishop, Former President and CEO of Associated Industries of Florida
- Vicki Lukis, Former Chair of Gov. Jeb Bush’s Ex-Offender Task Force
- Joe Whitley, Former Acting U.S. Associate Attorney General and U.S. Attorney
- Randy Hicks, Georgia Family Council
- Jon Caldara, Independence Institute (CO)
- Craig DeRoche,[17] Former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives
- B. Wayne Hughes, Jr., Businessman/Philanthropist
- Mike Thompson, Thomas Jefferson Institute for Public Policy (VA)
- Brenda Talent, Show-Me Institute
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About". Right on Crime. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ Gritsforbreakfast (2010-12-13). "Grits for Breakfast: TPPF launches 'Right on Crime' campaign". Gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ Newt Gingrich (7 January 2011). "Prison reform: A smart way for states to save money and lives". Washington Post.
- ↑ Charlie Savage (12 August 2011). "Trend to Lighten Harsh Sentences Catches On in Conservative States". New York Times.
- ↑ "Right on Crime launches Texas drive". Austin Statesman. 16 February 2011.
- ↑ "Right on Crime Launches Criminal Justice Reform Initiative Today in Georgia". Georgia Public Policy Foundation. 29 September 2011.
- ↑ "Right on Crime launches Oklahoma effort with Blue Room conference". Capitolbeatok.com. 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ "Prison realignment done right". Los Angeles Times. 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "Jeb Bush Signs Right On Crime Statement of Principles (press release)". Reuters.
- ↑ "Statement of Principles". Right on Crime. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Newt Gingrich and Pat Nolan (2011-01-07). "Prison reform: A smart way for states to save money and lives". Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "The Smart Way to Get Tough on Crime (Spring 2011 Trust Magazine Article) -". The Pew Charitable Trusts. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ Juszkiewicz, Henry (2012-07-19). "Henry Juszkiewicz: Gibson's Fight Against Criminalizing Capitalism". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ Gritsforbreakfast (2012-04-22). "Grits for Breakfast: Chuck Colson, RIP". Gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ Gramm, Wendy (2012-05-15). "Wendy Gramm and Brooke Rollins: Why the Left Wants to Blacklist ALEC - WSJ.com". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Patrick B. McGuigan (2011-10-25). ""Right on Crime" analyses tout Lone Star State's dramatic criminal justice reforms". Capitolbeatok.com. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
- ↑ by Pat Shellenbarger (2012-03-06). "Bridge • The Center for Michigan : With a sober eye, a conservative reconsiders". Bridge Magazine. Retrieved 2013-12-23.