Sessions Cites ‘Dangerous’ Crime Wave to Justify Tough Approach
- Attorney general says he worries it’s ‘not a blip or anomaly’
- Police are ‘unfairly maligned,’ he says, by ‘viral videos’
Jeff Sessions, U.S. attorney general, is sworn in at the White House in Washington on Feb. 9, 2017.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is warning the U.S. faces "a dangerous new trend" in crime that he said requires stepped-up support for law enforcement agencies and robust prosecution of criminals.
Maintaining that crime rates are ticking up -- even as he acknowledged that they remain near historic lows across much of the U.S. -- Sessions said Tuesday that one of his top priorities will be to reverse this rise in violent crime.