Indeed a lot of the changes in the past few decades seem to be based entirely on appeasing the public's fear. One-strike eviction from public housing: https://

Indeed a lot of the changes in the past few decades seem to be based entirely on appeasing the public's fear. One-strike eviction from public housing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_strike,_you%27re_out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_strike,_you%27re_out Expanded federal death penalty, removal of Pell Grant eligibility for convicts, mandatory drug testing for parolees: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_Enforcement_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_... My understanding was that Bill Clinton and congressional democrats in the 90s felt they had to look tough on crime to appease the public and avoid losing elections to Republicans who favored similar policies.