Trump and Hillary mostly had separate conversations about criminal justice. But as in 2016 the violent crimes are more sharp compared to last year, Congress has proposed bipartisan legislation to reform components of the criminal justice system such as shortening the sentences of nonviolent drug offenders and easing the path of former convicts back into society.

Clinton has more to offer in combating police violence. She seeks to strengthen the bonds of trust between communities and police through a number of measures. She has promised to set guidelines to determine when deadly force is warranted and when it is not. She also supported the Black Lives Matter Movement, which advocates equal treatment of African American by police. Emphasizing on the data transparency, she has pledged to increase the collection and reporting of national data when it comes to crime.

In a campaign on Law enforcement in February,he stated that the police in USA are mostly underappreciated. He said, "Sure,there'll be a bad apple," and "It ends up on the news for two weeks,and everybody hates the police. The fact is: they do an excellent job." Very often he has stressed on the importance of respecting the police. He expressed his sympathy for the two African Americans who died in the police involved killings in July as 'senseless,tragic deaths'

Trump has been vocal about letting the police do their job to prevent violent crimes though he had stated that he is tough on harsher punishment.

She has promised to focus mostly on decreasing the sentences of low-level,nonviolent drug offenders.She would seek to treat and rehabilitate the nonviolent, first time offenders.Finally she pledged to end the privatization of prisons-private industry incentives that may contribute to over incarceration.