Public Law 103-322

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Public Law 103-322 is the formal designation for the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, a major U.S. federal crime bill that expanded law enforcement powers, increased penalties, and funded new criminal justice initiatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute
crime bill
abbreviation COPS program NERFINISHED
aimedTo increase criminal penalties
reduce violent crime
strengthen law enforcement
appliesTo United States federal criminal law NERFINISHED
authorizedFundingAmount approximately $30 billion
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
congressNumber 103rd United States Congress NERFINISHED
containsProvision Violence Against Women Act NERFINISHED
community policing grants
federal assault weapons ban
three-strikes sentencing
truth-in-sentencing incentives
country United States of America
createdProgram Community Oriented Policing Services program NERFINISHED
criticizedFor contributing to mass incarceration
disparate impact on communities of color
expanding prison population
dateSigned 1994-09-13
enactedIn 1994
expanded federal criminal penalties
law enforcement powers
hasTemporalQualifier assault weapons ban provisions expired in 2004
includesTitle Title I – Public Safety and Policing
Title IV – Violence Against Women NERFINISHED
Title XI – Firearms provisions NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalCitation Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, Pub.L. 103-322 NERFINISHED
officialName Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 NERFINISHED
politicalPartyOpposition many Republican legislators
politicalPartySupport Democratic Party leaders
presidentAtSigning Bill Clinton NERFINISHED
providesFundingFor crime prevention programs
hiring additional police officers
prison construction
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 103-322 NERFINISHED
shortName 1994 Crime Bill NERFINISHED
signedBy Bill Clinton
statutesAtLargeCitation 108 Stat. 1796
subjectMatter criminal justice
law enforcement
violent crime
title Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 NERFINISHED
typeOfLegislation omnibus crime legislation

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