Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

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The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is a major U.S. federal crime bill that expanded law enforcement powers, increased penalties, funded prisons and police, and introduced measures such as the federal assault weapons ban and the Violence Against Women Act.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
crime bill ⓘ
aimedAt expanding law enforcement capacity ⓘ
increasing criminal penalties ⓘ
reducing violent crime ⓘ
supporting victims of domestic violence ⓘ
assaultWeaponsBanDuration 1994-09-13 to 2004-09-13 ⓘ
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
containsProvision Community Oriented Policing Services program ⓘ
DNA identification system funding ⓘ
Federal Assault Weapons Ban ⓘ
Violence Against Women Act ⓘ
ban on certain inmate amenities ⓘ
ban on certain juvenile handgun possession ⓘ
battered women’s shelters funding ⓘ
boot camp prisons funding ⓘ
crime prevention programs for youth ⓘ
crime prevention through social programs ⓘ
drug courts funding ⓘ
expanded federal death penalty ⓘ
funding for 100,000 new police officers ⓘ
gang-related criminal provisions ⓘ
grants to states for law enforcement technology ⓘ
hate crime provisions ⓘ
immigration-related criminal provisions ⓘ
prison construction grants ⓘ
restraining order firearm prohibition (VAWA-related) ⓘ
sex offender registration requirements ⓘ
stalking and domestic violence federal offenses ⓘ
three-strikes mandatory life sentence ⓘ
truth-in-sentencing incentives ⓘ
victim compensation and assistance programs ⓘ
violence prevention programs ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enactedDuringCongress 103rd United States Congress ⓘ
fundingAuthorizationAmount approximately $30 billion ⓘ
hasCriticism contributed to mass incarceration in the United States ⓘ
disproportionate impact on Black and Latino communities ⓘ
hasSupportFrom many law enforcement organizations ⓘ
legalCitation 108 Stat. 1796 ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 103-322 ⓘ
shortName 1994 Crime Bill ⓘ
Crime Bill of 1994 ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
signingDate 1994-09-13 ⓘ
titleOfAct Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ⓘ

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