This period marks a consolidation of different forms of accountability, reform, and diversion measures based on race. These measures vary from changes in policing to programs aimed at preventing crime among poor white males in their late teens and early 20s–the demographic most responsible for the increase in crime against property and people in this era.

Depression relief programs, such as the Civilian Conservation Corps, are envisioned in part as attempts to redirect young white male energy preventatively. In less than a decade, the corps will provide employment for over 2.5 million young white men living in poverty. In comparison, Black people and other People of Color experience violent retribution when perceived as committing any criminal activity.