Who Is James Wilson Too Conservative
James Piereson, a conservative scholar and senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, suggests that Wilson was a conservative who followed the views of Alexis de Tocqueville. That is, Wilson was always concerned about how American democracy could preserve itself and how it could be compatible with civilization.
James Q. Wilson came into his share of criticism throughout his career. Since he took unpopular positions, this was to be expected. He was viewed as an “ideologue” (Miller, 1985) whose work was an attack on mainstream (here, read liberal) criminology (Cullen and Gilbert, 1982). The political left saw him as being too conservative, advocating punishment, and being the modern spokesperson of the crime control movement
James Q. Wilson came into his share of criticism throughout his career. Since he took unpopular positions, this was to be expected. He was viewed as an “ideologue” (Miller, 1985) whose work was an attack on mainstream (here, read liberal) criminology (Cullen and Gilbert, 1982). The political left saw him as being too conservative, advocating punishment, and being the modern spokesperson of the crime control movement