Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

Review of Violent Crime Control and Law A Review of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act Introduction The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is the largest most encompassing Criminal Act to have ever been passed in United States History. The act not only addressed criminal activities it also allowed for 9.7 billion dollars to be spent on prisons, 6.1 billion dollars to be spent on crime prevention programs, 2.6 billion dollars to fund DEA, INS, and other Justice Department

I’m using The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The crime bill allotted several grant programs including Community Policing which states that the competitive grant program (COPS) put 100,000 police officers on the streets in community policing programs. $1.3 billion available in 1995. $7.5 billion authorized in 1996-2000. Tough crime policies included new stiffer penalties for violent and drug trafficking crimes committed by gang members. It called for three strikes making it

variety of legislation that greatly impacted the country in several ways including creating a budget surplus and signing an act that encouraged much stricter sentencing for criminals. Two pieces of legislation that highlight positive and negative aspects of Clintons presidency are the 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. The former, the first budget passed by the president, increased taxes for high earners and created “an earned income

on drug enforcement and addiction. Considering that municipalities removed penalties for bringing in someone overdoing on drugs into the emergency room and have lowered the minimum amount of time someone spends in prison for drug possession. However, I argue these changes are motivated by the changing face of heroin or its increasing use among the white suburban middle class. For instance, more social resources have been allocated to today’s Heroin epidemic compared to harsh crime laws issued in

Glass October 23, 2013 Informative Speech Outline Topic: Gun Control Organizational pattern: Topical Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the controversial subject gun control. Primary audience outcome: I want my audience to know the two sides on the topic of gun control. Thesis statement: Gun control will create laws and licensing to possess a gun to help decrease crime and fatalities, but also people believe gun control is going against our constitutional right to “bear arms” and will

government and may return to violence to show their anger. Violence is a powerful way to show strength and intimidate others. Most people commit violence because of their inability to understand why life isn’t fair at all times. For them committing a violent crime proves to be their own sense of satisfaction that they have done something to change what bothers them. Other times, it is the helpless victim of cultural stereotypes and societal dispositions that commits violence merely by being manipulated.

Criminal law encompasses the regulation of conduct on a social level as well as outlining the consequences when conduct is deemed detrimental to public safety. For this reason, Sex Offender Registration Laws were originally established as a risk management tool for law enforcement to monitor sex offenders as a means of deterrence. “There are perhaps no crimes that inspire as much fear, revulsion, and outrage as sexual offenses” (Levenson, Grady & Leibowitz, 2016). Opponents to current Sex Offender

to death under certain guidelines; such as age, and the crime that was committed. Certain laws such as the “Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996” (Supreme Court Rulings), “New Terrorism Crimes and Penalties” (Death Penalty Statutes), and Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (Death Penalty Laws) ensure that only those who are convicted of either acts of terror, homicides, and other life endangering crimes are put to death. These laws and newer technologies reduce the fear that many opponents

on the article compromise police legitimacy as a predictor of violent crime in structurally disadvantage communities by Robert J. Kane. I found procedural justice an idea, which is largely consisting of the equality methods of the law-making process, that relate to the concept of legal-rational authority. This model it also shows the concerns and the issues of the legal authority in the consensus-based process, in how the law enforcement interacts with the public by applying the right and fair choices

A broad range of crimes are committed in the United States, though the most publicized and often the most remembered are those committed against persons. While robberies or drug use may be recognized by some as major problems, it is often crimes such as assault, murder, or rape which stick in people’s minds. Crimes against persons are a category of crime that consists of offenses that usually involve causing or attempting to cause bodily harm or a threat of bodily harm (study.com). Also considered