5 Ways Public Policy Has Shaped the Justice System #infographic

Published by Web Desk Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Public policy impacts any number of areas. More than 9 million Americans that were previously without health insurance gained such insurance in 2014. That wasn't a result of magic: that was a result of the Affordable Care Act. The widely implemented poll tax went away in the 1960s due to the Voting Rights Act. Change CAN happen without public policy, but more often than not, laws are the catalyst of change. Public policy put together by the legislative branch has frequently impacted the way the justice system operates. That’s precisely how a system of checks-and-balances is meant to operate. Here are five famous examples of laws that affected criminal investigation procedures, police training, and prison populations.

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