Crime Control Act of 1990

The Crime Control Act of 1990 was a large Act of Congress that had a considerable impact on the juvenile crime control policies of the 1990s.[1] The bill was passed by the Congress on October 27, 1990, and sig ned into law by President George H. W. Bush on November 29, 1990.[2]

Crime Control Act of 1990

Other short titles	Child Protection Restoration and Penalties Enhancement Act of 1990 Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act of 1990 Criminal Victims Protection Act of 1990 Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act of 1990 Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act of 1990 Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 Mandatory Detention for Offenders Convicted of Serious Crimes Act National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990 National Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 1990 Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990
Long title	An Act to control crime.
Acronyms (colloquial)	CCA, ASCA
Nicknames	Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990
Enacted by	the 101st United States Congress
Effective	November 29, 1990
Citations
Public law	101-647
Statutes at Large	104 Stat. 4789
Codification
Titles amended	18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure
U.S.C. sections amended	18 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 3266 by Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-DE) on October 27, 1990 Passed the Senate on October 27, 1990 (passed voice vote) Passed the House on October 27, 1990 (313-1 Roll call vote 534, via Clerk.House.gov) Signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on November 29, 1990

The Bush administration requested a comprehensive crime bill that would expand the death penalty for federal crimes, reform habeas corpus, limit plea bargaining, revise exclusionary rule, and strengthen penalties for the use of firearms in the commission of a crime. Not all of the sought-after provisions were enacted, but the act made major changes in the areas of child abuse, sexual abuse penalties, victims' rights, and the enforcement of drug laws.[3] The enacted titles were these:[2]

• Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990
• Child Protection Restoration and Penalties Enhancement Act of 1990
• Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act of 1990
• Criminal Victims Protection Act of 1990
• Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act of 1990
• Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act of 1990
• Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
• Mandatory Detention for Offenders Convicted of Serious Crimes Act
• National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990
• National Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 1990
• Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990
• Victims' Rights and Restitution Act of 1990

See also

• National Commission on Financial Institution Reform, Recovery and Enforcement

References

1. Shahidullah, Shahid M. (2008). Crime Policy in America: Laws, Institutions, and Programs. University Press of America. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-7618-4098-5. LCCN 2008925824.
2. "Short Titles as Enacted". thomas.loc.gov. Library of Congress. 1990. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
3. Shahidullah, Shahid M. (2008). Crime Policy in America: Laws, Institutions, and Programs. University Press of America. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-7618-4098-5. OCLC 243545920. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

Further reading

• Bush, George (November 29, 1990). "George Bush: Statement on Signing the Crime Control Act of 1990". presidency.ucsb.edu. Gerhard Peters: The American Presidency Project. Retrieved July 11, 2014.