War on Crime
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The War on Crime was a U.S. federal campaign launched in the 1960s that expanded law enforcement powers, funding, and criminal justice policies in an effort to combat rising crime rates.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Crime agenda | 1 |
| War on Crime canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7366813 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: War on Crime Context triple: [Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, relatedTo, War on Crime]
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A.
It’s No Crime
"It's No Crime" is an R&B single by Babyface that became one of his early hits, showcasing his smooth vocal style and songwriting in the late 1980s.
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B.
Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
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C.
War Against the Panthers
War Against the Panthers is a political and historical work by Huey P. Newton that analyzes the Black Panther Party’s struggle, ideology, and confrontation with state power.
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D.
Crusade for Justice
Crusade for Justice is the posthumously published autobiography of civil rights and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells, chronicling her life and pioneering activism.
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E.
This Means War
This Means War is a 2012 action-romantic comedy film in which two CIA agents and best friends, played by Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, compete for the affection of the same woman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: War on Crime Target entity description: The War on Crime was a U.S. federal campaign launched in the 1960s that expanded law enforcement powers, funding, and criminal justice policies in an effort to combat rising crime rates.
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A.
It’s No Crime
"It's No Crime" is an R&B single by Babyface that became one of his early hits, showcasing his smooth vocal style and songwriting in the late 1980s.
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B.
Making War
"Making War" is a book by former U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Lehman that analyzes American military strategy and defense policy, particularly in the context of naval power and Cold War-era security challenges.
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C.
War Against the Panthers
War Against the Panthers is a political and historical work by Huey P. Newton that analyzes the Black Panther Party’s struggle, ideology, and confrontation with state power.
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D.
Crusade for Justice
Crusade for Justice is the posthumously published autobiography of civil rights and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells, chronicling her life and pioneering activism.
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E.
This Means War
This Means War is a 2012 action-romantic comedy film in which two CIA agents and best friends, played by Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, compete for the affection of the same woman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal policy initiative
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government campaign ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizedFor |
contributing to mass incarceration
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disproportionate impact on minority communities ⓘ emphasis on enforcement over social reform ⓘ |
| describedAs |
a major expansion of federal crime control authority
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a turning point in U.S. crime policy ⓘ |
| field |
criminal justice
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law enforcement ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| hasCause | concern about rising crime rates in the United States ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expansion of criminal justice bureaucracy
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growth of incarceration in the United States ⓘ increased federal involvement in local policing ⓘ long-term changes in sentencing and criminal procedure ⓘ strengthening of punitive approaches to crime ⓘ |
| hasPart |
creation and expansion of federal crime control programs
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development of new criminal justice policies ⓘ expansion of federal law enforcement powers ⓘ increased federal funding for police ⓘ increased funding for courts and prisons ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
U.S. Congress
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linked to:
United States Congress
U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Justice
United States federal government ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| influenced |
expansion of police forces in U.S. cities
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federal funding patterns for local law enforcement ⓘ growth of the U.S. prison system ⓘ later U.S. crime control policies ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
media coverage of crime
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public fear of crime ⓘ urban unrest in the 1960s ⓘ |
| mainGoal |
combat rising crime rates
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expand federal role in crime control ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
1960s United States politics
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Cold War era domestic policy ⓘ |
| startTime | 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: War on Crime Description of subject: The War on Crime was a U.S. federal campaign launched in the 1960s that expanded law enforcement powers, funding, and criminal justice policies in an effort to combat rising crime rates.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: War on Crime