The initiative primarily focuses on nine issues: prosecutorial innovation, correctional leadership, over-criminalization, civil asset forfeiture, juvenile justice, adult probation, parole and re-entry, law enforcement, and victims' rights.

[3] After its founding in Texas, Right On Crime has contributed to many criminal justice reforms in over 38 states, working with bipartisan partners throughout the country.

"[7] Right On Crime also has partnerships with the Coalition for Public Safety, which contains both progressive and conservative groups with a common goal of making the criminal justice system fairer and more cost-effective.

"[9] Charlie Savage of The New York Times noted the conservative movement's growing support for Right On Crime in a Times editorial in October 2011, writing "The [corrections overhaul] movement has attracted the support of several prominent conservatives, including Edwin R. Meese III, the attorney general during the Reagan administration.

'"[10] Beginning in 2011, Right on Crime expanded its campaign into individual states, including Texas,[11] Georgia,[12] Oklahoma,[13] and Florida.

"[15] The organization's principles describe how the criminal justice system should lower crime rates, collect victim restitution, and reduce taxpayer spending.

Overall, the principles describe how the system should strive to reach all these goals without expanding governmental power or limiting economic freedom.