Greetings to all. The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) is now offering a new on-line research tool for comparing the criminal enforcement activities of the federal government during the Reagan, Bush and Clinton years. The new tool gives you a quick way to check out the 1986 to 1998 trends for 30 selected agencies, 50 frequently used laws and ten major Justice Department enforcement areas such as immigration, white collar crime or drugs. Also available is info on performance measures such as annual changes in the length of time required to complete a federal prosecution. Compare different US Attorneys. What kinds of cases have they handled and what has been the outcome? How often do they decline to prosecute? Sentencing information is available from 1992 - 1998 only; all other indicators available from 1986 - 1998. All of this information about short-term and long-term enforcement trends -- presented through both graphs and tables -- is now available to all TRACFED and FEDPROBE subscribers. In addition, available at no charge on TRAC's public sites, will be selected information about the long-term trends on a wide range of different enforcement subjects. New material will be added on a regular basis. Upcoming soon: the records of presidential administrations from 1986-1998 on such subjects as: >>>Drugs --Bush criticizes Clinton/Gore record in handling the illegal drug problem. >But what does the record show when it comes to drug prosecutions under the last three >presidents? >>>White collar crime Nader says that the federal government has failed to curb >corporate abuses. How does the Clinton administration stack up when it comes to >prosecuting white collar offenders? >>>Immigration what have been the long-term trends on prosecuting immigration crimes? >>>Police brutality what is the federal record on the prosecution of brutal cops and >prison guards? >>>Court processing times -- how do the Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations >compare on court delays? For more, see http://trac.syr.edu/whatsnew/ Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse Syracuse University 488 Newhouse II Syracuse, NY 13244-2100 315-443-3563 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://trac.syr.edu
