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1994 Crime Bill Turns 30: A Legacy of Controversy
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2025
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2025, page 58
Filed under:
Crime,
Statistics/Trends,
Solicitation to Commit a Crime of Violence,
Effects of Mass Incarceration.
Location:
United States of America.
Thirty years later, 1994’s Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (VCCLEA) is still criticized by progressive politicians for stoking mass incarceration in the United States. Others, like former Pres. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D)—who co-sponsored the bill as a Senator from Delaware—point to the sharp drop in crime rates ...
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